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Fedora Core 3 2004-573: xpdf

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the xpdf package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-573 (xpdf). Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Xpdf is a small and efficient program which uses standard X fonts. Update Information: This package fixes a buffer overflow which permits attackers to cause the xpdf application to crash, and possibly to execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures projects (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1125 to this issue. Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=229 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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