Xpdf, Poppler: Heap overflow

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200602-04 / xpdf poppler
Release Date	February 12, 2006
Latest Revision	February 12, 2006: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
app-text/xpdf	< 3.01-r7	>= 3.01-r7	All supported architectures
app-text/poppler	< 0.5.0-r4	>= 0.5.0-r4	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #120985

Synopsis

Xpdf and Poppler are vulnerable to a heap overflow that may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

Xpdf is a PDF file viewer that runs under the X Window System. Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the Xpdf 3.0 code base.

Description

Dirk Mueller has reported a vulnerability in Xpdf. It is caused by a missing boundary check in the splash rasterizer engine when handling PDF splash images with overly large dimensions.

Impact

By sending a specially crafted PDF file to a victim, an attacker could cause an overflow, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.01-r7"

All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.2: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.5.0-r4"

4. References

CVE-2006-0301

Updated February 12, 2006

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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