[ GLSA 200501-28 ] Xpdf, GPdf: Stack overflow in Decrypt::make

A Xpdf, GPdf security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Xpdf, GPdf: Stack overflow in Decrypt::makeFileKey2
Date: January 21, 2005
Bugs: #77888, #78128
ID: 200501-28

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Synopsis
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A stack overflow was discovered in Xpdf, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. GPdf includes Xpdf code and therefore is vulnerable to the same issue.

Background
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Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. GPdf is a Gnome-based PDF viewer that includes some Xpdf code.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/xpdf <= 3.00-r7 >= 3.00-r8
2 app-text/gpdf < 2.8.2 >= 2.8.2
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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iDEFENSE reports that the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Xpdf's Decrypt.cc insufficiently checks boundaries when processing /Encrypt /Length tags in PDF files.

Impact
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An attacker could entice an user to open a specially-crafted PDF file which would trigger a stack overflow, potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Xpdf or GPdf.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r8"

All GPdf users should also upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-2.8.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0064
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064
[ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186type=vulnerabilitiesflashstatus=true

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0