TITLE: teTeX Xpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17916 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17916/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: DoS, System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: teTeX 3.x http://secunia.com/product/6388/ teTeX 2.x http://secunia.com/product/4551/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in teTeX, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to the use of a vulnerable version of Xpdf. For more information: SA17897 The vulnerabilities affect version 3.0. Prior versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Restrict use to PDF files from trusted sources only. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=342292 OTHER REFERENCES: SA17897: http://secunia.com/advisories/17897/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------