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Updated gpdf packages are available for Mandrakelinux 10.0
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Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory
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Package name: gpdf
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2004:114
Date: October 21st, 2004

Affected versions: 10.0
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Problem Description:

Chris Evans discovered numerous vulnerabilities in the xpdf package, which also effect software using embedded xpdf code, such as gpdf:

Multiple integer overflow issues affecting xpdf-2.0 and xpdf-3.0. Also programs like gpdf which have embedded versions of xpdf. These can result in writing an arbitrary byte to an attacker controlled location which probably could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The updated packages are patched to protect against these vulnerabilities.



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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888
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Updated Packages:

Mandrakelinux 10.0:
133d3df8bdbbb8853ed5540df8587608 10.0/RPMS/gpdf-0.112-2.2.100mdk.i586.rpm
53052a1b9209ff77cf38aa15a7210e7c 10.0/SRPMS/gpdf-0.112-2.2.100mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 10.0/AMD64:
a83ab4bcbff0b4ddef26af27d4aa79a4 amd64/10.0/RPMS/gpdf-0.112-2.2.100mdk.amd64.rpm
53052a1b9209ff77cf38aa15a7210e7c amd64/10.0/SRPMS/gpdf-0.112-2.2.100mdk.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandrakesoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrakelinux Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandrakelinux at:

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com