Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware has issued an update for xpdf. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Slackware update for xpdf
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26370
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26370/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for xpdf. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.
For more information:
SA26188
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/xpdf-3.02pl1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.423670
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26188:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26188/
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