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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-30

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-30
Posted Oct 28, 2004
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-30 - GPdf, KPDF and KOffice all include vulnerable xpdf code to handle PDF files, making them vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon viewing a malicious PDF file.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-30

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Severity: Normal
Title: GPdf, KPDF, KOffice: Vulnerabilities in included xpdf
Date: October 28, 2004
Bugs: #68558, #68665, #68571
ID: 200410-30

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Synopsis
========

GPdf, KPDF and KOffice all include vulnerable xpdf code to handle PDF
files, making them vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon
viewing a malicious PDF file.

Background
==========

GPdf is a Gnome-based PDF viewer. KPDF, part of the kdegraphics
package, is a KDE-based PDF viewer. KOffice is an integrated office
suite for KDE.

Affected packages
=================

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 app-office/koffice < 1.3.3-r1 >= 1.3.3-r1
2 app-text/gpdf < 2.8.0-r1 >= 2.8.0-r1
*>= 0.132-r1
3 kde-base/kdegraphics < 3.3.1-r1 >= 3.3.1-r1
*>= 3.3.0-r1
*>= 3.2.3-r1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

GPdf, KPDF and KOffice all include xpdf code to handle PDF files. xpdf
is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows, as described in GLSA
200410-20.

Impact
======

An attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted PDF file,
potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the rights of
the user running the affected utility.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All GPdf users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-0.132-r1"

All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version of kdegraphics:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.0-r1"

All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/koffice-1.3.3-r1"

References
==========

[ 1 ] GLSA 200410-20
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0888
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888
[ 3 ] CAN-2004-0889
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0889

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0

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