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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0690 -- [UNIX/Linux]
Poppler vulnerability
11 July 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Poppler
Xpdf
kat
Epdfview
Evince
Vindaloo
Sumatra PDF Viewer
Publisher: Gentoo
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-2950
Original Bulletin: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Gentoo. It is recommended that administrators
running poppler check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Poppler: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: July 08, 2008
Bugs: #229931
ID: 200807-04
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Synopsis
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Poppler is affected by a memory management issue, which could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Poppler is a cross-platform PDF rendering library originally based on
Xpdf.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/poppler < 0.6.3-r1 >= 0.6.3-r1
Description
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Felipe Andres Manzano reported a memory management issue in the Page
class constructor/destructor.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
file with a Poppler-based PDF viewer such as Gentoo's Xpdf, Epdfview,
or Evince, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.6.3-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-2950
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2950
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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