Summary
The remote host is missing an update to poppler
announced via advisory DSA 1606-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201606-1
Insight
It was discovered that poppler, a PDF rendering library, did not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.5-5.1etch3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your poppler package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1693 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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