New xpdf packages fix arbitrary code execution

New xpdf packages are available for Debian GNU/Linux
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Package : xpdf
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CAN-2004-1125
Debian Bug : 286742 286983
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Problem:
An iDEFENSE security researcher discovered a buffer overflow in xpdf,the portable document format (PDF) suite. A maliciously crafted PDFfile could exploit this problem, resulting in the execution of arbitrarycode.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.00-3.3.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.00-11.

We recommend that you upgrade your xdpf package immediately.


Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.3.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 706 23700a27ce16f5eb689c506202d2765b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.3.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 10380 e2848faffb3f2e31dd5537455e7080da
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 397750 81f3c381cef729e4b6f4ce21cf5bbf3c

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-common_1.00-3.3_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 38564 3569649f520138653c83d1c4f1d3fdb0
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_1.00-3.3_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1296 7ec48e5bb253faf7213c77f9e94281a4

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 570750 4fd37ec019d8a5f2b862e657d90f502d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1045440 55b96bad26e97470e55301131e0d4283

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 487142 658bb5215595409c9c9ff4a6fa30da69
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 886356 5d594800ed30fcc9615c903b623d221a

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 449334 a1e4f95151abc321e9edce25f1f6d1e3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 827848 a073ca6d6525d6859e74a845c0c5e962

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 682282 05312ad7277b07e8a26b54e481d53e4a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1228062 57b770f8890a2669413b2e33ed7452da

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 563810 ea6257a1a8f31847102753686cebae35
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1032614 eb968fd52646d9479eaf4c34de1b6c74

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 427442 dfcde4d3216e845b68fe5abe59921d0a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 794446 51638d6101cb515a36d3f63e33a696d9

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 555190 81dc69c860ae38220a35a21d39240fdd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1016470 05be0bc2aa13bd8566075340e0db2aa1

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 546214 f24fb28580495f080e9fdccc0378ee2c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 998576 5c94bf2ef4fdf7d3156d1d8e9fcfb5c6

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 470170 fd90900d3dedd0e42019e6476cb93674
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 859656 0972961f54cb80f388b7dca2b6dac610

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 429946 d43c003a4e4ce16f23accbb62749eb59
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 785632 e162795ddcc181a782d94931f104a096

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-reader_1.00-3.3_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 443708 98e0ec7909718388fb43f92a13ab6d1a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xpdf/xpdf-utils_1.00-3.3_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 809718 46099f510035036de7473fa7f905d3b4

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update.

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