Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A memory management issue was found in libpoppler by Felipe Andres Manzano that could allow for the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running a poppler-based application, if they opened a specially crafted PDF file (CVE-2008-2950).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected
poppler on Mandriva Linux 2008.0,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2950 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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