openSUSE 10 Security Update : pdftohtml (pdftohtml-3989)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27384

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow in the xpdf code contained in pdftohtml could be exploited by attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-3387).

Solution

Update the affected pdftohtml package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27384

File Name: suse_pdftohtml-3989.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: 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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdftohtml

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2007

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3387

CWE: 189

Detections

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