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[RHSA-2009:1503-01] Important: gpdf security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Important: gpdf security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1503-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html

Issue date: 2009-10-15

CVE Names: CVE-2009-0791 CVE-2009-1188 CVE-2009-3604

CVE-2009-3608 CVE-2009-3609

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1. Summary:

 

An updated gpdf package that fixes multiple security issues is now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

 

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

 

Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in GPdf. An attacker could

create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially,

execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-1188,

CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609)

 

Red Hat would like to thank Adam Zabrocki for reporting the CVE-2009-3604

issue, and Chris Rohlf for reporting the CVE-2009-3608 issue.

 

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a

backported patch to correct these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

491840 - CVE-2009-0791 xpdf: multiple integer overflows

495907 - CVE-2009-1188 xpdf/poppler: SplashBitmap integer overflow

526637 - CVE-2009-3608 xpdf/poppler: integer overflow in ObjectStream::ObjectStream (oCERT-2009-016)

526893 - CVE-2009-3609 xpdf/poppler: ImageStream::ImageStream integer overflow

526911 - CVE-2009-3604 xpdf/poppler: Splash::drawImage integer overflow and missing allocation return value check

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.src.rpm

 

i386:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ppc.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390x.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.src.rpm

 

i386:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.src.rpm

 

i386:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.src.rpm

 

i386:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0791

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1188

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3604

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3608

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3609

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.

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