Important: gpdf security update
| Advisory: | RHSA-2009:1681-1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | Important |
| Issued on: | 2009-12-16 |
| Last updated on: | 2009-12-16 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4.8.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4.8.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) |
| CVEs (cve.mitre.org): |
CVE-2009-4035 |
Details
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.
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.
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
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
Updated packages
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| IA-64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: 4c1ea6a46ef44abb7fd402bd6f92c7e6 |
| PPC: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: d10fe3e0dd6d9f52ccc283970e3cadfd |
| s390: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f73448e474a0dd994df42e2a5ffa492c |
| s390x: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: e2acd9ad67ee091ce23d45e705c68582 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4.8.z) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| IA-64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: 4c1ea6a46ef44abb7fd402bd6f92c7e6 |
| PPC: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: d10fe3e0dd6d9f52ccc283970e3cadfd |
| s390: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f73448e474a0dd994df42e2a5ffa492c |
| s390x: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: e2acd9ad67ee091ce23d45e705c68582 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| IA-64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: 4c1ea6a46ef44abb7fd402bd6f92c7e6 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4.8.z) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| IA-64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: 4c1ea6a46ef44abb7fd402bd6f92c7e6 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) | |
| IA-32: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: f1f722f80e4bb807aa0f3dc46fbd1326 |
| IA-64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: 4c1ea6a46ef44abb7fd402bd6f92c7e6 |
| x86_64: | |
| gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2010:0752 |
MD5: b3c15388e6904e7c3740ed71564b55a6 |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-4035.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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