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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200803-17 ] PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows (GLSA 200803-17)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 10, 2008
Bug(s): #203287
ID: 200803-17
Synopsis
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows have been reported in PDFlib.
Background
PDFlib is a library for generating PDF on the fly.
Affected Packages
Package: media-libs/pdflib
Vulnerable: < 7.0.2_p8
Unaffected: >= 7.0.2_p8
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
poplix reported multiple boundary errors in the pdc_fsearch_fopen() function when processing overly long filenames.
Impact
A remote attacker could send specially crafted content to a vulnerable application using PDFlib, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All PDFlib users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/pdflib-7.0.2_p8" |
References
CVE-2007-6561
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