CentOS 4 : gpdf (CESA-2005:867)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21971

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gpdf package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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

The gpdf package is a GNOME based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Several flaws were discovered in gpdf. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause gpdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the names CVE-2005-3191, CVE-2005-3192, and CVE-2005-3193 to these issues.

Users of gpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gpdf package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e9f79b29

http://www.nessus.org/u?0628fc71

http://www.nessus.org/u?b3c17681

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21971

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-867.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

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: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gpdf, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3191, CVE-2005-3192, CVE-2005-3193, CVE-2005-3628

BID: 15721, 15725, 15726, 15727

RHSA: 2005:867