RHEL 2.1 : xpdf (RHSA-2007:1031)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27840

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated xpdf packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

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

Xpdf is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Alin Rad Pop discovered a flaw in the handling of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause Xpdf to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-5393)

A flaw was found in the t1lib library, used in the handling of Type 1 fonts. An attacker could create a malicious file that would cause Xpdf to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-4033)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4033

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5393

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1031

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27840

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-1031.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/8/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xpdf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4033, CVE-2007-5393

BID: 25079, 26367

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2007:1031