RHEL 4 : xpdf (RHSA-2009:1680)

high Nessus Plugin ID 43178

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated xpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw in Xpdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially crafted PDF file with an embedded Type 1 font could cause Xpdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-4035

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1680

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43178

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1680.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/17/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xpdf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4035

CWE: 94

RHSA: 2009:1680