Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xpdf (MDKSA-2007:158)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25891

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Maurycy Prodeus found an integer overflow vulnerability in the way various PDF viewers processed PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that could cause xpdf to crash and possibly execute arbitrary code open a user opening the file.

This update provides packages which are patched to prevent these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf and / or xpdf-tools packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25891

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-158.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 8/15/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xpdf, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xpdf-tools, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2007

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3387

BID: 25124

CWE: 189

MDKSA: 2007:158

Detections

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