DSA-1548-1 xpdf -- several vulnerabilities

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1548-1 xpdf -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:

17 Apr 2008

Affected Packages:

xpdf

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1693.

More information:

Kees Cook discovered a vulnerability in xpdf, a set of tools for display and conversion of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problem:

• CVE-2008-1693

  Xpdf's handling of embedded fonts lacks sufficient validation and type checking. If a maliciously crafted PDF file is opened, the vulnerability may allow the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running xpdf.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.01-9.1+etch4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 3.02-1.2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.01-9.1+etch4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.01-9.1+etch4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.01.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.01-9.1+etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-common_3.01-9.1+etch4_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_mips.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_3.01-9.1+etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_3.01-9.1+etch4_s390.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.