Gentoo update for Xpdf

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU37486

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7453

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Infinite recursion in AcroForm::scanField in AcroForm.cc in xpdf 4.00 allows attackers to launch denial of service via a specific pdf file due to lack of loop checking, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU36738

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16369

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted pdf file, related to AcroForm::scanField, as demonstrated by pdftohtml.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU74020

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30524

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the TextLine class in TextOutputDev.cc. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU74021

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30775

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU74014

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33108

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the Object::Copy class of object.cc files. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU74015

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36561

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a segmentation violation in the component /xpdf/AcroForm.cc:538. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU74022

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38222

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU74016

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38334

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the function Catalog::countPageTree() at Catalog.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU74023

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38928

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in FoFiType1C.cc:2393. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU74017

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41842

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in gfseek(_IO_FILE*, long, int) in goo/gfile.cc. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU74024

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41843

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU74018

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41844

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU97709

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43071

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the Catalog::readPageLabelTree2(Object*) function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU97710

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43295

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the FileStream::copy() function in xpdf/Stream.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79516

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45586

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Dict::find() function in xpdf/Dict.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger a stack overflow and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU79515

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45587

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

17) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU79514

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2662

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger a division by zero error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

18) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU79513

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2663

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

19) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU79512

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2664

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

20) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU79511

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3044

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger a division by zero error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

21) Deadlock

EUVDB-ID: #VU79510

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3436

CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock on a PDF object stream whose "Length" field is itself in another object stream. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF files to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-text/xpdf to version: 4.05

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-text/xpdf: before 4.05

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-25

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.