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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b1ae8dc71cc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200501-13"> + <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>January 10, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 10, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>75200</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/pdftohtml" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.36-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.36-r2</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 integer overflows, as described in GLSA + 200412-24. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to convert a specially-crafted PDF + file, potentially resulting in the 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-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml">GLSA 200412-24</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1125">CAN-2004-1125</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:15:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:17:10 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |