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Fedora Core 4 : xpdf-3.01-0.FC4.6 (2005-027)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62249

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.

Description

Several flaws were discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause xpdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-3193 to these issues.

Users of xpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a patch to resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf and / or xpdf-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9618b2d9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62249

File Name: fedora_2005-027.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2012

Updated: 10/1/2012

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3193

FEDORA: 2005-027