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CentOS Update for xpdf CESA-2009:1680 centos4 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'xpdf' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Xpdf is a viewer for PDF files. A buffer overflow flaw in Xpdf's Type 1 font parser can cause it to crash or execute arbitrary code when opened

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-December/016399.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880751");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:1680");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4035");
  script_name("CentOS Update for xpdf CESA-2009:1680 centos4 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xpdf'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS4");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"xpdf on CentOS 4");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF)
  files.

  Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
  in Xpdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
  Type 1 font could cause Xpdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
  when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

  Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a
  backported patch to correct this issue.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS4")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xpdf", rpm:"xpdf~3.00~23.el4_8.1", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.2
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.03785
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