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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fbed6d35 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200501-28"> + <title>Xpdf, GPdf: Stack overflow in Decrypt::makeFileKey2</title> + <synopsis> + A stack overflow was discovered in Xpdf, potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code. GPdf includes Xpdf code and therefore is + vulnerable to the same issue. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Xpdf</product> + <announced>January 21, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 21, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>77888</bug> + <bug>78128</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/xpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.00-r8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">3.00-r7</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-text/gpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.8.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.8.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) + files. GPdf is a Gnome-based PDF viewer that includes some Xpdf code. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + iDEFENSE reports that the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Xpdf's + Decrypt.cc insufficiently checks boundaries when processing /Encrypt + /Length tags in PDF files. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice an user to open a specially-crafted PDF + file which would trigger a stack overflow, potentially resulting in + execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Xpdf or + GPdf. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r8"</code> + <p> + All GPdf users should also upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-2.8.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064">CAN-2005-0064</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:34:11 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:37:01 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |