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RHEL 5 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2009:1502)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42161
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated kdegraphics packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.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 viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in KPDF. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause KPDF to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-1188, CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3606, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609)
Red Hat would like to thank Adam Zabrocki for reporting the CVE-2009-3604 issue, and Chris Rohlf for reporting the CVE-2009-3608 issue.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected kdegraphics and / or kdegraphics-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0791
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1188
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3604
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3606
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3608
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42161
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1502.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/16/2009
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: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdegraphics, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdegraphics-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.4
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: 10/15/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-1188, CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3606, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609