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CentOS 4 : kdegraphics (CESA-2008:0238)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32001

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kdegraphics packages that fix a security issue 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.

The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop Environment, including kpdf, a PDF file viewer.

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way kpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause kpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-1693)

All kdegraphics users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected kdegraphics packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?706e2a4b

http://www.nessus.org/u?10161044

http://www.nessus.org/u?ab55e27c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32001

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0238.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/22/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdegraphics-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdegraphics

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1693

BID: 28830

CWE: 20

RHSA: 2008:0238