RHEL 4 : gpdf (RHSA-2009:1681)

high Nessus Plugin ID 43179

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw in GPdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially crafted PDF file with an embedded Type 1 font could cause GPdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gpdf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-4035

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1681

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43179

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1681.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/17/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gpdf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4035

CWE: 94

RHSA: 2009:1681