Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100750
Revision Date:2010-10-07Version:635
Title:RHSA-2010:0750: xpdf security update (Important)
Description:Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

  • An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

    Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2010-3702
    RHSA-2010:0750
    RHSA-2010:0750-01
    RHSA-2010:0750-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is installed
  • AND xpdf is earlier than 1:2.02-19.el3
  • AND xpdf is signed with Red Hat master key
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