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Xpdf PDF Splash Image Handling Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18677
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Release Date:
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2006-02-01
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Last Update:
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2006-02-09
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Popularity:
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8,182 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: | Xpdf 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0301
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Description:
Dirk Mueller has reported a vulnerability in Xpdf, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the splash rasterizer engine when handling PDF splash images with overly large dimensions. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.01. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply xpdf-3.01pl2.patch.
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Dirk Mueller
Changelog:
2006-02-03: Added information from KDE.org advisory.
2006-02-09: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
KDE.org:
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060202-1.txt
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