RedHat: Moderate: xpdf security update
Summary
Summary
The xpdf package is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. A flaw was discovered in Xpdf in that an attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that would cause Xpdf to consume all available disk space in /tmp when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CAN-2005-2097 to this issue. Note this issue does not affect the version of Xpdf in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1. Users of xpdf should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
163918 - CAN-2005-2097 xpdf DoS
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
d240eb91ed91898d1285f1b03738830c xpdf-3.00-11.8.src.rpm
i386:
857ffad14cc068f9f8df520c7cfe4244 xpdf-3.00-11.8.i386.rpm
ia64:
ce1db852d78a52c46fae89854717f406 xpdf-3.00-11.8.ia64.rpm
ppc:
a7b363839ba04fe12b2f2f26d7bf86c6 xpdf-3.00-11.8.ppc.rpm
s390:
711b388ba7cd77eced5055b8963cd85a xpdf-3.00-11.8.s390.rpm
s390x:
a7e5d1f17050507f015ed8f9960b4db4 xpdf-3.00-11.8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ea5eecf2b5cde55196ad66c3e2713867 xpdf-3.00-11.8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
d240eb91ed91898d1285f1b03738830c xpdf-3.00-11.8.src.rpm
i386:
857ffad14cc068f9f8df520c7cfe4244 xpdf-3.00-11.8.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ea5eecf2b5cde55196ad66c3e2713867 xpdf-3.00-11.8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
d240eb91ed91898d1285f1b03738830c xpdf-3.00-11.8.src.rpm
i386:
857ffad14cc068f9f8df520c7cfe4244 xpdf-3.00-11.8.i386.rpm
ia64:
ce1db852d78a52c46fae89854717f406 xpdf-3.00-11.8.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ea5eecf2b5cde55196ad66c3e2713867 xpdf-3.00-11.8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
d240eb91ed91898d1285f1b03738830c xpdf-3.00-11.8.src.rpm
i386:
857ffad14cc068f9f8df520c7cfe4244 xpdf-3.00-11.8.i386.rpm
ia64:
ce1db852d78a52c46fae89854717f406 xpdf-3.00-11.8.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ea5eecf2b5cde55196ad66c3e2713867 xpdf-3.00-11.8.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2097
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Bugs Fixed