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RHEL 4 : gpdf (RHSA-2005:057)
high Nessus Plugin ID 17175
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated gpdf package that fixes two security issues is now available.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files for GNOME.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Gfx::doImage function of Xpdf which also affects GPdf due to a shared codebase. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause GPdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1125 to this issue.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function of Xpdf which also affects GPdf due to a shared codebase. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause GPdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0064 to this issue.
During a source code audit, Chris Evans and others discovered a number of integer overflow bugs that affected all versions of Xpdf, which also affects GPdf due to a shared codebase. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause GPdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. This issue was assigned the name CVE-2004-0888 by The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org). Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 contained a fix for this issue, but it was found to be incomplete and left 64-bit architectures vulnerable. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0206 to this issue.
Users should update to this erratum package which contains backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected gpdf package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1125
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0064
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 17175
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-057.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/22/2005
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gpdf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005