===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2004/VULN507 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 24/11/2004 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running pdftohtml. ====================================================================== - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: pdftohtml: Vulnerabilities in included Xpdf Date: November 23, 2004 Bugs: #69019 ID: 200411-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious PDF file. Background ========== pdftohtml is a utility to convert PDF files to HTML or XML formats. It makes use of Xpdf code to decode PDF files. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/pdftohtml <= 0.36 >= 0.36-r1 Description =========== Xpdf is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows, as described in GLSA 200410-20. Impact ====== 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. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All pdftohtml users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/pdftohtml-0.36-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] GLSA 200410-20 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0888 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-30.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 ====================================================================== ========================================================= Les serveurs de référence du CERT-Renater http://www.urec.fr/securite http://www.cru.fr/securite http://www.renater.fr ========================================================= + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 151 bd de l'Hopital | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: certsvp@renater.fr + =========================================================