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GLSA-200602-05 : KPdf: Heap based overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 20895

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200602-05 (KPdf: Heap based overflow)

 KPdf includes Xpdf code to handle PDF files. Dirk Mueller discovered that the Xpdf code is vulnerable a heap based overflow in the splash rasterizer engine.
 Impact :

 An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file with Kpdf, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the affected application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All kdegraphics users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.4.3-r4' All Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=kde-base/kpdf-3.4.3-r4'

See Also

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060202-1.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200602-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20895

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200602-05.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kdegraphics, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kpdf, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0301

GLSA: 200602-05