FreeBSD : xpdf -- makeFileKey2() buffer overflow vulnerability (f755545e-6fcd-11d9-abec-00061bd2d56f)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19176

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

An iDEFENSE Security Advisory reports :

Remote exploitation of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf PDF viewer included in multiple Unix and Linux distributions could allow for arbitrary code execution as the user viewing a PDF file.

The vulnerability specifically exists due to insufficient bounds checking while processing a PDF file that provides malicious values in the /Encrypt /Length tag. The offending code can be found in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in the source file xpdf/Decrypt.cc.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19176

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f755545e6fcd11d9abec00061bd2d56f.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

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:freebsd:freebsd:cups-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gpdf, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:kdegraphics, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:koffice, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pdftohtml, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:tetex-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xpdf, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0064

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