GLSA-200501-17 : KPdf, KOffice: More vulnerabilities in included Xpdf

high Nessus Plugin ID 16408

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-17 (KPdf, KOffice: More vulnerabilities in included Xpdf)

KPdf and KOffice both include Xpdf code to handle PDF files. Xpdf is vulnerable to multiple new integer overflows, as described in GLSA 200412-24.
Impact :

An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the affected utility.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All KPdf users should upgrade to the latest version of kdegraphics:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdegraphics All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-office/koffice

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200412-24

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041223-1.txt

http://koffice.kde.org/security/2004_xpdf_integer_overflow_2.php

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-17

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16408

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-17.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kdegraphics, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:koffice, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1125

CWE: 20

GLSA: 200501-17