Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100752
Revision Date:2010-10-07Version:637
Title:RHSA-2010:0752: gpdf security update (Important)
Description:GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

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

  • An array index error was found in the way GPdf parsed PostScript Type 1 fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3704)

    Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2010-3702
    CVE-2010-3704
    RHSA-2010:0752
    RHSA-2010:0752-01
    RHSA-2010:0752-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
  • AND gpdf is earlier than 0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7
  • AND gpdf is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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