Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | xpdf security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2006:0201 | First vendor Publication | 2006-02-13 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2006-02-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: 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. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: 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. 4. 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. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 179046 - CVE-2006-0301 PDF splash handling heap overflow |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0201.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10850 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10850 | ||
| Title: | Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. | ||
| Description: | Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-0301 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200602-04 (xpdf poppler) File : nvt/glsa_200602_04.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200602-05 (kdegraphics, kpdf) File : nvt/glsa_200602_05.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200602-12 (gpdf) File : nvt/glsa_200602_12.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: kdegraphics File : nvt/freebsd_kdegraphics.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 971-1 (xpdf) File : nvt/deb_971_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 972-1 (pdfkit.framework) File : nvt/deb_972_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 974-1 (gpdf) File : nvt/deb_974_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-045-04 kdegraphics File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2006_045_04.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-045-09 xpdf File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2006_045_09.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 22833 | Multiple Products Xpdf/kpdf Splash Image Dimension Field Overflow |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-971.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-972.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-974.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-998.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0201.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_432bf98d9e2511dab410000e0c2e438a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-03-13 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-249-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-22 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200602-12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-15 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2006-045-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-15 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2006-045-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200602-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200602-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0201.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-11 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2006-103.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-030.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-031.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-032.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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