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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-671: kdegraphics Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-671: kdegraphics |
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Check for the version of the kdegraphics packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated kdegraphics packages that resolve a security issue in kpdf are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop Environment including kpdf, a pdf file viewer. A flaw was discovered in kpdf. A possible hacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that would cause kpdf to consume all available disk space in /tmp when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2097 to this issue. Note this issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1. Users of kpdf should upgrade to these updated packages, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-671.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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