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Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12917
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Release Date:
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2004-10-22
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Popularity:
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11,317 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Xpdf 2.x
Xpdf 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0888
CVE-2004-0889
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Description:
Chris Evans has reported multiple vulnerabilities in Xpdf, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to some unspecified integer overflow errors, which potentially can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted PDF document is viewed.
Some unspecified logic errors have also been reported, which can be exploited to cause infinite loops consuming large amounts of system resources.
Solution:
Secunia is currently not aware of an official updated version, which addresses the vulnerabilities.
However, the vulnerabilities have been fixed in various Linux distributions.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Chris Evans
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