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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA931] DSA-931-1 xpdf Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-931-1 xpdf
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
"infamous41md" and Chris Evans discovered several heap based buffer
overflows in xpdf, the Portable Document Format (PDF) suite, that can
lead to a denial of service by crashing the application or possibly to
the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.00-3.8.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.00-13.4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.01-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-931
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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