Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | gpdf security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2005:708 | First vendor Publication | 2005-08-10 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-08-10 |
Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 2.1 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate 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 gpdf package is an GNOME based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Marcus Meissner reported a flaw in gpdf. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that would cause gpdf to consume all available disk space in /tmp when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CAN-2005-2097 to this issue. Note that this issue does not affect the version of gpdf in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1. Users of gpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. 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/): 163920 - CAN-2005-2097 gpdf DoS |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10280 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10280 | ||
Title: | xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information. | ||
Description: | xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2097 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 | |
Application | 3 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-08 (xpdf kpdf gpdf) File : nvt/glsa_200508_08.nasl |
2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: xpdf File : nvt/freebsd_xpdf1.nasl |
2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1136-1 (gpdf) File : nvt/deb_1136_1.nasl |
2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 936-1 (libextractor) File : nvt/deb_936_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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18693 | GNOME gpdf Temporary File Disk Space Consumption DoS |
18667 | KDE kpdf Temporary File Disk Space Consumption DoS |
18666 | Xpdf Temporary File Disk Space Consumption DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1136.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-936.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-671.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2005-708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2005-670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-706.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_24eee28509c711dabc080001020eed82.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-163-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-134.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-138.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-23 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-780.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-19 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-732.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-19 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-733.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-730.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-12 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-671.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-08-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-706.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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