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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2006.0032 -- [UNIX/Linux][RedHat] Important: gpdf security update 12 January 2006 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: gpdf 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: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2005-3627 CVE-2005-3626 CVE-2005-3625 CVE-2005-3624 Ref: ESB-2006.0013 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: gpdf security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0177-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html Issue date: 2006-01-11 Updated on: 2006-01-11 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2005-3624 CVE-2005-3625 CVE-2005-3626 CVE-2005-3627 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated gpdf package that fixes several security issues 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. Problem description: gpdf is a GNOME based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Chris Evans discovered several flaws in the way gpdf processes PDF files. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause gpdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the names CVE-2005-3624, CVE-2005-3625, CVE-2005-3626, and CVE-2005-3627 to these issues. Users of gpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve 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 Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 176865 - [RHEL4] CVE-2005-3624 Additional xpdf issues (CVE-2005-3625 CVE-2005-3626 CVE-2005-3627) 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm d4e3f5d7f7d0f2c44a090318bcec3879 gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm i386: 1a64ae076a42994da47ec6a8eb88b2fe gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.i386.rpm ia64: 511bf1f06967c657101aaf1dc23e275c gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.ia64.rpm ppc: ab9ee41d5702747b9fa73aa0bafbd99a gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.ppc.rpm s390: deaab6eb19520a0bfad487a985b04dbf gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.s390.rpm s390x: 7ef372149da122cad87cea1a87f165fe gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.s390x.rpm x86_64: 4faf65a28e2f782807bf17e933b946af gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm d4e3f5d7f7d0f2c44a090318bcec3879 gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm i386: 1a64ae076a42994da47ec6a8eb88b2fe gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.i386.rpm x86_64: 4faf65a28e2f782807bf17e933b946af gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm d4e3f5d7f7d0f2c44a090318bcec3879 gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm i386: 1a64ae076a42994da47ec6a8eb88b2fe gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.i386.rpm ia64: 511bf1f06967c657101aaf1dc23e275c gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 4faf65a28e2f782807bf17e933b946af gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm d4e3f5d7f7d0f2c44a090318bcec3879 gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.src.rpm i386: 1a64ae076a42994da47ec6a8eb88b2fe gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.i386.rpm ia64: 511bf1f06967c657101aaf1dc23e275c gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 4faf65a28e2f782807bf17e933b946af gpdf-2.8.2-7.4.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: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3624 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3625 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3626 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3627 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2006 Red Hat, Inc. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDxVmxXlSAg2UNWIIRApBkAJ9acdASGPloyOUIcLGAiGpDpC/rNQCfanMp Y1dRH3IbEFi0LU7xsUZqBNg= =SKBB - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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