[slackware-security] xpdf

New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/xpdf-4.06-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues. For more information, see:...

MGASA-2021-0112 Updated xpdf packages fix security vulnerabilities

In Xpdf 4.02, SplashOutputDev::endType3CharGfxState state SplashOutputDev.cc:3079 is trying to use the freed t3GlyphStack-cache, which causes an heap-use-after-free problem. The codes of a previous fix for nested Type 3 characters wasn't correctly handling the case where a Type 3 char referred to...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : xpdf (RHSA-2005:213)

An updated xpdf package that correctly fixes several integer overflows is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The xpdf package is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format PDF files. During a sourc...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : xpdf (RHSA-2004:592)

An updated xpdf package that fixes a number of integer overflow security flaws is now available. Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format PDF files. During a source code audit, Chris Evans and others discovered a number of integer overflow bugs that affected all versio...

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...

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...

MDKSA-2000:041 - xpdf update

Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory Package name: xpdf Date: August 29th, 2000 Advisory ID: MDKSA-2000:041 Affected versions: 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1 Problem Description: There is a potential race condation when using tmpnam and fopen in xpdf versions prior to 0.91. This exploit can be only used a...