CentOS 4 : kdegraphics (CESA-2005:671)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21956

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kdegraphics packages that resolve a security issue in kpdf are now available.

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

The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop Environment including kpdf, a pdf file viewer.

A flaw was discovered in kpdf. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that would cause kpdf 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1.

Users of kpdf should upgrade to these updated packages, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected kdegraphics packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21956

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-671.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

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: 2005:671

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