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MDKSA-2005:136 - Updated gpdf packages fix vulnerability



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                Mandriva Linux Security Update Advisory
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 Package name:           gpdf
 Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2005:136
 Date:                   August 11th, 2005

 Affected versions:      10.2
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 Problem Description:

 A vulnerability in the gpdf PDF viewer was discovered.  An attacker
 could construct a malicious PDF file that would cause gpdf to consume
 all available disk space in /tmp when opened.
 
 The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.
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 References:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2097
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 Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrakelinux 10.2:
 1cffcdef7f8da773c40be8d1cfe80ac5  10.2/RPMS/gpdf-2.8.3-3.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 19a31d5279c577ec707c23f631a55bf0  10.2/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.3-3.1.102mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.2/X86_64:
 a1f9cce3bed064907a3ef957991b0137  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/gpdf-2.8.3-3.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 19a31d5279c577ec707c23f631a55bf0  
x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.3-3.1.102mdk.src.rpm
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 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  <security*mandriva.com>

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