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RHEL 4 : gpdf (RHSA-2007:0730)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 25817
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
Updated kdegraphics packages that fix a security issue in PDF handling are 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.
gpdf is a GNOME based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause gpdf to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-3387)
All users of gpdf should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected gpdf package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 25817
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0730.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/31/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gpdf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2007
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3387
BID: 25124