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Debian DSA-1548-1 : xpdf - several vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32003

Synopsis

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

Description

Kees Cook discovered a vulnerability in xpdf, a set of tools for display and conversion of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problem :

 - CVE-2008-1693 Xpdf's handling of embedded fonts lacks sufficient validation and type checking. If a maliciously crafted PDF file is opened, the vulnerability may allow the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running xpdf.

Solution

Upgrade the xpdf package.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.01-9.1+etch4.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1693

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1548

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32003

File Name: debian_DSA-1548.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/22/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1693

CWE: 20

DSA: 1548