Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)
An array index error was found in the way Xpdf parsed PostScript Type 1 fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3704)
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.
Affected
xpdf on CentOS 4
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3702, CVE-2010-3704 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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