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ESB-2009.1648 - [UNIX/Linux][RedHat] xpdf, gpdf and kdegraphics: Execute arbitrary code/commands - Remote with user interaction

Date: 17 December 2009
References: ESB-2010.0041  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2009.1648
                      Important: xpdf security update
                             17 December 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
        ---------------------------------

Product:           xpdf
                   gpdf
                   kdegraphics
Publisher:         Red Hat
Operating System:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4
                   Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-4035  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1680.html
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1681.html
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1682.html

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
         running xpdf, gpdf or kdegraphics check for an updated version of 
         the software for their operating system.
         
         This bulletin contains three (3) Red Hat security advisories.

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: xpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1680-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1680.html
Issue date:        2009-12-16
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-4035 
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

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

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. Description:

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

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
in Xpdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
Type 1 font could cause Xpdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

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 that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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/):

541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.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-2009-4035.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 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: gpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1681-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1681.html
Issue date:        2009-12-16
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-4035 
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

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 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. Description:

GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
in GPdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
Type 1 font could cause GPdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

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 that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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/):

541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.src.rpm

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

ppc:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm

s390:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm

s390x:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.src.rpm

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.src.rpm

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.src.rpm

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.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-2009-4035.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 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kdegraphics security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1682-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1682.html
Issue date:        2009-12-16
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-4035 
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated kdegraphics packages that fix a security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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. Description:

The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop
Environment, including KPDF, a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF)
files.

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
in KPDF's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
Type 1 font could cause KPDF to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via 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/):

541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-17.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-2009-4035.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 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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