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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..37656e32c9c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200807-04"> + <title>Poppler: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Poppler is affected by a memory management issue, which could lead to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">poppler</product> + <announced>2008-07-08</announced> + <revised>2008-07-08: 01</revised> + <bug>229931</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/poppler" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Poppler is a cross-platform PDF rendering library originally based on + Xpdf. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Felipe Andres Manzano reported a memory management issue in the Page + class constructor/destructor. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF + file with a Poppler-based PDF viewer such as Gentoo's Xpdf, Epdfview, + or Evince, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code + with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All poppler users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.6.3-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2950">CVE-2008-2950</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-07-07T09:09:47Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-07-08T18:44:36Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> +</glsa> |