CentOS 4 : xpdf (CESA-2005:670)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21955

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated xpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The xpdf package is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

A flaw was discovered in Xpdf in that an attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that would cause Xpdf to consume all available disk space in /tmp when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2097 to this issue.

Note this issue does not affect the version of Xpdf in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1.

Users of xpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21955

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-670.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xpdf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2097

RHSA: 2005:670

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