Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xpdf
announced via advisory DSA 2028-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202028-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in xpdf, a suite of tools for viewing and converting Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2009-1188 and CVE-2009-3603
Integer overflow in SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or an application crash via a crafted PDF document.
CVE-2009-3604
NULL pointer dereference or heap-based buffer overflow in Splash::drawImage which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
CVE-2009-3606
Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
CVE-2009-3608
Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
CVE-2009-3609
Integer overflow in the ImageStream::ImageStream which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF document.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 3.02-1.4+lenny2.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.02-2.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1188, CVE-2009-3603, CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3606, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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