DSA-648-1 xpdf -- buffer overflow

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2005-0064  

iDEFENSE has reported a buffer overflow in xpdf, the portable document format (PDF) suite. A maliciously crafted PDF file could exploit this problem, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.00-3.4. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.00-12. We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf package.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-648-1 xpdf -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
19 Jan 2005
Affected Packages:
xpdf
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-0064.
More information:

iDEFENSE has reported a buffer overflow in xpdf, the portable document format (PDF) suite. A maliciously crafted PDF file could exploit this problem, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.00-3.4.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.00-12.

We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.4.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-common_1.00-3.4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.4_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.4_sparc.deb

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