xpdf: embedded font vulnerability

The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, relate...

CVE-2008-1693

The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, relate...

Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.4.x - Font Object Assertion Failure Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10623/info The Sun Java Runtime Environment Font object is reportedly vulnerable to an assertion failure denial of service vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the process to handle exceptional conditions when processing font objects. This iss...