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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0899
Important: gpdf security update
8 October 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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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/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-2010.0898
ESB-2010.0897
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0752.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
running gpdf check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: gpdf security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0752-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0752.html
Issue date: 2010-10-07
CVE Names: CVE-2010-3702 CVE-2010-3704
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1. Summary:
An updated gpdf 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:
GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in GPdf. An attacker could
create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause GPdf to crash
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)
An array index error was found in the way GPdf parsed PostScript Type 1
fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF
file that, when opened, would cause GPdf 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/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.src.rpm
i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
ppc:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ppc.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ppc.rpm
s390:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390.rpm
s390x:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390x.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.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_8.7.src.rpm
i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.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_8.7.src.rpm
i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.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_8.7.src.rpm
i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.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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