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Poppler Xpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17912
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Release Date:
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2005-12-07
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Last Update:
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2006-01-06
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Popularity:
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6,386 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Poppler 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2097
CVE-2005-3191
CVE-2005-3192
CVE-2005-3193
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Poppler, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to the use of a vulnerable version of Xpdf.
For more information:
SA17897
SA16374
The vulnerabilities affect version 0.4.2. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 0.4.3.
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/poppler-0.4.3.tar.gz
Changelog:
2006-01-06: Vendor released fixed version. Updated "Description", "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections.
Original Advisory:
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
Other References:
SA17897:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17897/
SA16374:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16374/
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