[KDE Security Advisory] kpdf/xpdf heap based buffer overflow

[Dirk Mueller]

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KDE Security Advisory: kpdf/xpdf heap based buffer overflow
Original Release Date: 2006-02-02
URL: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060202-1.txt

0. References
CVE-2006-0301


1. Systems affected:

KDE 3.4.0 up to including KDE 3.5.1


2. Overview:

kpdf, the KDE pdf viewer, shares code with xpdf. xpdf contains
a heap based buffer overflow in the splash rasterizer engine
that can crash kpdf or even execute arbitrary code.


3. Impact:

Remotely supplied pdf files can be used to execute arbitrary
code on the client machine.


4. Solution:

Source code patches have been made available which fix these
vulnerabilities. Contact your OS vendor / binary package provider
for information about how to obtain updated binary packages.


5. Patch:

Patch for KDE 3.4.3 is available from=20
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :

bc7dc2a5235f95a41fc1d7ab885899da =20
post-3.5.1-kdegraphics-CVE-2006-0301.diff

Patch for KDE 3.4.3 is available from=20
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :

ebbce0a49537b694932b3c0efcf18261 =20
post-3.4.3-kdegraphics-CVE-2006-0301.diff



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[Dirk Mueller]

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On Friday 03 February 2006 00:12, Dirk Mueller wrote:

> 1. Systems affected:
>
> KDE 3.4.0 up to including KDE 3.5.1

Than Ngo notified me of an error in this advisory. KDE 3.3.x is also affect=
ed,=20
therefore I've updated the advisory that is online under=20
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060202-1.txt
accordingly. The patch for KDE 3.4.x applies just fine.=20


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