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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-30.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-30.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad6a110a --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-30.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200411-30"> + <title>pdftohtml: Vulnerabilities in included Xpdf</title> + <synopsis> + pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it + vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious PDF + file. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pdftohtml</product> + <announced>November 23, 2004</announced> + <revised>November 23, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>69019</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/pdftohtml" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.36-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.36</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + pdftohtml is a utility to convert PDF files to HTML or XML + formats. It makes use of Xpdf code to decode PDF files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Xpdf is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows, as described in + GLSA 200410-20. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to convert a specially-crafted PDF + file, potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the + rights of the user running pdftohtml. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All pdftohtml users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/pdftohtml-0.36-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml">GLSA 200410-20</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888">CAN-2004-0888</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:05:12 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:05:20 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |