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Debian DSA-1347-1 : xpdf - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25855

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the xpdf PDF viewer may lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the xpdf packages.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.00-13.7.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.01-9etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1347

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25855

File Name: debian_DSA-1347.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/13/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xpdf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2007

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3387

CWE: 189

DSA: 1347