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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2007.223

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2007.223
Posted Nov 26, 2007
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - Alin Rad Pop found several flaws in how PDF files are handled in pdftohtml. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause pdftohtml to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.

tags | advisory, arbitrary
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393
SHA-256 | 4d617075810c4ec96a79a14e5d07d775f7c1b109e1d2b61860085c913b9cadd8

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2007.223

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:223
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : pdftohtml
Date : November 17, 2007
Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1
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Problem Description:

Alin Rad Pop found several flaws in how PDF files are handled
in pdftohtml. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that
would cause pdftohtml to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code
when opened.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4352
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5392
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5393
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
49fc5029a7e8269f057dfab6090ea37f 2007.0/i586/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
d3cc008572bf9a179f6c4d1695f7433f 2007.0/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
11b13089a2f357f6082ffd49cf896768 2007.0/x86_64/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
d3cc008572bf9a179f6c4d1695f7433f 2007.0/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
ceffaf54873223fe405acfc1d62eb12e 2007.1/i586/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
f99c3523b19e76caf7fe0d25fac005f9 2007.1/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
3d168d492c922339bd46e77d38d3ecee 2007.1/x86_64/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
f99c3523b19e76caf7fe0d25fac005f9 2007.1/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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