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TITLE:
Xpdf Embedded Fonts Processing Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29816

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29816/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Xpdf 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/4128/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Xpdf, which can potentially be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when displaying embedded
fonts in PDF files. This can be exploited when a user opens a
specially crafted PDF file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted PDF files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Red Hat credits Kees Cook.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html

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