RHEL 4 : gpdf (RHSA-2008:0262)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32163

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is 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.

gpdf is a GNOME-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

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

Users of gpdf are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gpdf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1693

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0262

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32163

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0262.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/9/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gpdf

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: 5/8/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1693

BID: 28830

CWE: 20

RHSA: 2008:0262