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[DSA182] DSA-182-1 kdegraphics

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-182-1 kdegraphics

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Cve_id:

CAN-2002-0838

Bugtraq_id:

5808

Xrefs:

DSA:182

Description:

Zen-parse discovered a buffer overflow in gv, a PostScript and PDF
viewer for X11. The same code is present in kghostview which is part
of the KDE-Graphics package. This problem is triggered by scanning
the PostScript file and can be exploited by an attacker sending a
malformed PostScript or PDF file. The attacker is able to cause
arbitrary code to be run with the privileges of the victim.
This problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-6.8 for the current
stable distribution (woody) and in version 2.2.2-6.9 for the unstable
distribution (sid). The old stable distribution (potato) is not
affected since no KDE is included.
We recommend that you upgrade your kghostview package.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
Risk factor : High