- Issued:
- 2009-10-15
- Updated:
- 2009-10-15
RHSA-2009:1503 - Important: gpdf security update
Synopsis
Important: gpdf security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
An updated gpdf package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Description
GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in GPdf. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-1188, CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609)
Red Hat would like to thank Adam Zabrocki for reporting the CVE-2009-3604 issue, and Chris Rohlf for reporting the CVE-2009-3608 issue.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.8 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.i386.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ppc.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.x86_64.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.ia64.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.src.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390x.rpm
- gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5.s390.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 491840
- This content is not included.BZ - 495907
- This content is not included.BZ - 526637
- This content is not included.BZ - 526893
- This content is not included.BZ - 526911
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.