iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.18.05 - Multiple Unix/Linux Vendor Xpdf makeFileKey2 Stack Overflow

Multiple Unix/Linux Vendor Xpdf makeFileKey2 Stack Overflow iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.18.05 www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities January 18, 2005 I. BACKGROUND Xpdf is an open-source viewer for PDF files. More information is available at the following site:...

xpdf -- makeFileKey2() buffer overflow vulnerability

An iDEFENSE Security Advisory reports: Remote exploitation of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf PDF viewer included in multiple Unix and Linux distributions could allow for arbitrary code execution as the user viewing a PDF file. The vulnerability specifically exists due to insufficient...