__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN xpdf/kdegraphics Security Update [RHSA-2006:0201-3] February 13, 2006 19:00 GMT Number Q-119 [REVISED 15 Feb 2006] [REIVSED 17 Feb 2006] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A heap based buffer overflow bug was discovered in xpdf and kpdf. PLATFORM: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 4) Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge DAMAGE: An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause xpdf and kpdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. An attacker could possibly execute ASSESSMENT: arbitrary code. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-119.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0201.html ADDITIONAL LINKS: Red Hat RHSA-2006:0206-3 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0206.html Debian Security Advisory DSA-971-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-971 Debian Security Advisory DSA-972-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-972 Debian Security Advisory DSA-974-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-974 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2006-0301 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 02/15/2006 - revised to add a link to Debian Security Advisories DSA-972-1 and DSA-974-1 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge. 02/17/2006 - revised to add a link to Debian Security Advisories DSA-979-1 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge. [***** Start RHSA-2006:0201-3 *****] Important: xpdf security update Advisory: RHSA-2006:0201-3 Type: Security Advisory Issued on: 2006-02-13 Last updated on: 2006-02-13 Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2006-0301 Details An updated xpdf package that fixes a buffer overflow security issue is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The xpdf package is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. A heap based buffer overflow bug was 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-2006-0301 to this issue. Users of Xpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve these issues. Red Hat would like to thank Dirk Mueller for reporting this issue and providing a patch. Solution Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Updated packages Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: xpdf-3.00-11.12.src.rpm ecbd1704215b5886b323f3ed284eab56 IA-32: xpdf-3.00-11.12.i386.rpm df7bc17f97f222aa73ac258341a45acd x86_64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.x86_64.rpm f8464b02fa282be752281225f0d23cc4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: xpdf-3.00-11.12.src.rpm ecbd1704215b5886b323f3ed284eab56 IA-32: xpdf-3.00-11.12.i386.rpm df7bc17f97f222aa73ac258341a45acd IA-64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.ia64.rpm 6ee29be68882992838fba3bcc29a9307 PPC: xpdf-3.00-11.12.ppc.rpm d2293530e86e08eccd70fbae4593b8ef s390: xpdf-3.00-11.12.s390.rpm e7fb6a40049da54253a9291701433539 s390x: xpdf-3.00-11.12.s390x.rpm 8b410ea2468533f79c897d80c7fd279d x86_64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.x86_64.rpm f8464b02fa282be752281225f0d23cc4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: xpdf-3.00-11.12.src.rpm ecbd1704215b5886b323f3ed284eab56 IA-32: xpdf-3.00-11.12.i386.rpm df7bc17f97f222aa73ac258341a45acd IA-64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.ia64.rpm 6ee29be68882992838fba3bcc29a9307 x86_64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.x86_64.rpm f8464b02fa282be752281225f0d23cc4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: xpdf-3.00-11.12.src.rpm ecbd1704215b5886b323f3ed284eab56 IA-32: xpdf-3.00-11.12.i386.rpm df7bc17f97f222aa73ac258341a45acd IA-64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.ia64.rpm 6ee29be68882992838fba3bcc29a9307 x86_64: xpdf-3.00-11.12.x86_64.rpm f8464b02fa282be752281225f0d23cc4 (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information) 179046 - CVE-2006-0301 PDF splash handling heap overflow References http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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