<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200508-08"> <title>Xpdf, Kpdf, GPdf: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> <synopsis> Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf may crash as a result of a Denial of Service vulnerability. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">xpdf kpdf gpdf</product> <announced>2005-08-16</announced> <revised count="01">2005-08-16</revised> <bug>99769</bug> <bug>100263</bug> <bug>100265</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="app-text/xpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.00-r10</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.00-r10</vulnerable> </package> <package name="kde-base/kdegraphics" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.3.2-r3</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2-r3</vulnerable> </package> <package name="kde-base/kpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.4.1-r1</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.4.1-r1</vulnerable> </package> <package name="app-text/gpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">2.10.0-r1</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">2.10.0-r1</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf are PDF file viewers that run under the X Window System. Kpdf and GPdf both contain Xpdf code. Kpdf is also part of kdegraphics. </p> </background> <description> <p> Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf do not handle a broken table of embedded TrueType fonts correctly. After detecting such a table, Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf attempt to reconstruct the information in it by decoding the PDF file, which causes the generation of a huge temporary file. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker may cause a Denial of Service by creating a specially crafted PDF file, sending it to a CUPS printing system (which uses Xpdf), or by enticing a user to open it in Xpdf, Kpdf, or GPdf. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r10"</code> <p> All GPdf users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-2.10.0-r1"</code> <p> All Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.2-r3"</code> <p> All KDE Split Ebuild Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kpdf-3.4.1-r1"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2097">CAN-2005-2097</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-08-12T15:22:33Z"> koon </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-08-12T20:47:38Z"> adir </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-08-13T08:53:33Z"> koon </metadata> </glsa>