Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : xpdf vulnerability (USN-163-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 20569

Synopsis

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

Description

xpdf and kpdf did not sufficiently verify the validity of the 'loca' table in PDF files, a table that contains glyph description information for embedded TrueType fonts. After detecting the broken table, xpdf attempted to reconstruct the information in it, which caused the generation of a huge temporary file that quickly filled up available disk space and rendered the application unresponsive.

The CUPS printing system in Ubuntu 5.04 uses the xpdf-utils package to convert PDF files to PostScript. By attempting to print such a crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service in a print server. The CUPS system in Ubuntu 4.10 is not vulnerable against this attack.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 20569

File Name: ubuntu_USN-163-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kcoloredit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkscan-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksvg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kviewshell, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kuickshow, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdegraphics-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xpdf-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdegraphics-kfile-plugins, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xpdf, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kgamma, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksnapshot, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpdf, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kfax, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kruler, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kamera, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kooka, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xpdf-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdvi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xpdf-reader, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdegraphics, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kiconedit, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kghostview, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpovmodeler, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kview, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kmrml, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kolourpaint, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkscan1

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2097

USN: 163-1

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