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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 >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2006:001: xpdf,kpdf,gpdf,kword Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2006:001: xpdf,kpdf,gpdf,kword |
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Check for the version of the xpdf,kpdf,gpdf,kword package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:001 (xpdf,kpdf,gpdf,kword). 'infamous41md', Chris Evans and Dirk Mueller discovered multiple places in xpdf code where integer variables are insufficiently checked for range or overflow. Specially crafted PDF files could lead to executing arbitrary code. Copies of xpdf code are also contained in cups, kpdf, kword, gpdf, libextractor, pdf2html, poppler and tetex. Updates for those are in the works. Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2006_01_xpdf.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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