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ESB-2010.0898 - [UNIX/Linux][RedHat] xpdf: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: 08 October 2010
References: ESB-2010.0897  ESB-2010.0899  ESB-2010.0900  ESB-2010.0901  ESB-2010.1169  ESB-2010.1179  ESB-2012.0812  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2010.0898
                      Important: xpdf security update
                              8 October 2010

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           xpdf
Publisher:         Red Hat
Operating System:  UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 3
                   Red Hat Desktop 3
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-3704 CVE-2010-3702 

Reference:         ESB-2010.0897

Original Bulletin: 
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0751.html
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0750.html

Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Red Hat security advisories.
         
         This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
         running xpdf check for an updated version of the software for their
         operating system.

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: xpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2010:0751-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0751.html
Issue date:        2010-10-07
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-3702 CVE-2010-3704 
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1. Summary:

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

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

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. Description:

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

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could
create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

An array index error was found in the way Xpdf parsed PostScript Type 1
fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF
file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3704)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains
backported patches to correct these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

595245 - CVE-2010-3702 xpdf: uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer dereference
638960 - CVE-2010-3704 xpdf: array indexing error in FoFiType1::parse()

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3702.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3704.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: xpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2010:0750-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0750.html
Issue date:        2010-10-07
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-3702 
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1. Summary:

An updated xpdf package that fixes one security issue is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

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

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could
create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a
backported patch to correct 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 the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

595245 - CVE-2010-3702 xpdf: uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer dereference

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-2.02-19.el3.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.ppc.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.ppc.rpm

s390:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.s390.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.s390.rpm

s390x:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.s390x.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-2.02-19.el3.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-2.02-19.el3.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-2.02-19.el3.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3702.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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