Updated packages fix PostScript and PDF security issue
| Advisory: | RHSA-2002:212-06 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2002-09-25 |
| Last updated on: | 2002-09-30 |
| Affected Products: | Powertools 7.0 Powertools 7.1 |
| CVEs (cve.mitre.org): |
CVE-2002-0838 |
Details
Updated packages for ggv fix a local buffer overflow
when reading malformed PDF or PostScript files.
ggv is a user interface for the Ghostscript PostScript(R) interpreter used
to display PostScript and PDF documents on an X Window System.
Zen Parse found a local buffer overflow in gv version 3.5.8 and earlier.
ggv versions 1.0.2 and earlier contain code derived from gv and therefore
have the same vulnerability. An attacker can create a carefully crafted
malformed PDF or PostScript file in such a way that when that file is
viewed arbitrary commands can be executed.
All users of ggv are advised to upgrade to the errata packages which
contain a patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. 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.
Updated packages
| Powertools 7.0 | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/SRPMS/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c0915e40e1d512174f9c2f024399e866 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/SRPMS/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c0915e40e1d512174f9c2f024399e866 |
| Alpha: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/alpha/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.alpha.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 2f105b4be32d361cb5477d04f2a2fbba |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/i386/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: afd4eab8f18ca4f03ead7c4025f99ab1 |
| Powertools 7.1 | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/SRPMS/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c0915e40e1d512174f9c2f024399e866 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/SRPMS/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c0915e40e1d512174f9c2f024399e866 |
| Alpha: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/alpha/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.alpha.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 2f105b4be32d361cb5477d04f2a2fbba |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ggv/1.0.2-5.1/i386/ggv-1.0.2-5.1.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: afd4eab8f18ca4f03ead7c4025f99ab1 |
References
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