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Family: Fedora Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
Fedora Core 2 2004-348: xpdf Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the xpdf package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-348 (xpdf).
Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format
(PDF) files. Xpdf is a small and efficient program which uses
standard X fonts.
Update Information:
Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format
(PDF) files.
During a source code audit, Chris Evans and others discovered a number
of integer overflow bugs that affected all versions of 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 (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-0888 to this issue.
Users of xpdf are advised to upgrade to this errata package, which contains
a backported patch correcting these issues.
Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-348.shtml
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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