USN-227-1: xpdf vulnerabilities

infamous41md discovered several integer overflows in the XPDF code, which is present in xpdf, the Poppler library, tetex-bin, KOffice, and kpdf. By tricking an user into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the...

USN-50-1: CUPS vulnerabilities

CAN-2004-1125: The recent USN-48-1 fixed a buffer overflow in xpdf. Since CUPS contains xpdf code to convert incoming PDF files to the PostScript format, this vulnerability applies to cups as well. In this case it could even lead to privilege escalation: if an attacker submitted a malicious PDF...

USN-48-1: xpdf, tetex-bin vulnerabilities

A potential buffer overflow has been found in the xpdf viewer. An insufficient input validation could be exploited by an attacker providing a specially crafted PDF file which, when processed by xpdf, could result in abnormal program termination or the execution of attacker supplied program code...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update

An updated Adobe Acrobat Reader package that fixes a security issue is now available. The Adobe Acrobat Reader browser allows for the viewing, distributing, and printing of documents in portable document format PDF. iDEFENSE has reported that Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 contains a buffer overflow...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update

Updated cups packages that fix denial of service issues, a security information leak, as well as other various bugs are now available. The Common UNIX Printing System CUPS is a print spooler. During a source code audit, Chris Evans discovered a number of integer overflow bugs that affect xpdf. CU...

RHEL 2.1 : xpdf (RHSA-2003:197)

Updated Xpdf packages are available that fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. Updated 21 July 2003 Updated packages are now available, as the original errata packages did not fix all possible ways of exploiting this vulnerability. Xpdf is an X Window System...

RHEL 2.1 : xpdf (RHSA-2002:307)

Updated Xpdf packages are available to fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. Updated 06 Feb 2003 Added fixed packages for Advanced Workstation 2.1 Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format PDF files. During an audit of CUPS, a...

CVE-2003-0508

Buffer overflow in the WWWLaunchNetscape function of Adobe Acrobat Reader acroread 5.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .pdf file with a long mailto link...

Adobe Unix Acrobat Reader 4.0/5.0 - WWWLaunchNetscape Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8069/info An individual has reported that Adobe Acrobat Reader for Unix systems is vulnerable to a buffer overflow condition. The error is allegedly related to the processing of hyperlinks, in the function "WWWLaunchNetscape". The flaw is triggered only...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated Xpdf packages fix security vulnerability

Updated Xpdf packages are available that fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format PDF files. During an audit of CUPS, a printing system, Zen Parsec found an integer overflow vulnerability in t...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated Xpdf packages fix security vulnerability.

Updated Xpdf packages are available that fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. Updated 16 July 2003 Updated packages are now available, as the original errata packages did not fix all possible ways of exploiting this vulnerability. Xpdf is an X Window System...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: xpdf security update

Updated Xpdf packages are available to fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. Updated 06 Feb 2003 Added fixed packages for Advanced Workstation 2.1 Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format PDF files. During an audit of CUPS, a...