[UNIX] Kpdf/Koffice Multiple Buffer Overflows (Xpdf)

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Kpdf/Koffice Multiple Buffer Overflows (Xpdf)
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SUMMARY

kpdf, the KDE pdf viewer, shares code with xpdf. xpdf contains multiple
integer overflow vulnerabilities that allow specially crafted PDF files,
when opened, to overflow a heap allocated buffer and execute arbitrary
code.

A remotely supplied PDF files can be used to execute arbitrary code on the
client machine if the user has decided to open it using kpdf.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
* KDE 3.2.0 up to including KDE 3.5.0
* KOffice 1.3.0 up to including KOffice 1.4.2

Solution:
Source code patches have been made available which fix these
vulnerabilities. Contact your OS vendor / binary package provider for
information about how to obtain updated binary packages.

CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3191>
CAN-2005-3191,
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3192>
CAN-2005-3192,
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3193>
CAN-2005-3193

Patch:
Patch for KDE 3.5.0 is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
04d1a115cca0deacbfca5c172bb9f4db
post-3.5.0-kdegraphics-CAN-2005-3193.diff

Patch for KDE 3.4.3 is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
b9787ff17e3e7eccee9ff23edcdca2c1
post-3.4.3-kdegraphics-CAN-2005-3193.diff

Patch for KDE 3.3.2 is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
8e0b2db76bc419b444f8308b3d8127b9
post-3.3.2-kdegraphics-CAN-2005-3193.diff

Patch for KDE 3.2.3 is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
657fb2de895e8945d8ba7d644ae10f6f
post-3.2.3-kdegraphics-CAN-2005-3193.diff

Patch for KOffice 1.3.0 and newer is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
f50a646d03bd33384c353195b9d298a0
post-1.3-koffice-CAN-2005-3193.diff


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The original article can be found at:
<http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-1.txt>
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-1.txt



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