Technical Description

Redhat has released updated packages to correct multiple vulnerabilities identified in Xpdf. These flaws could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and take complete control of an affected system. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2755

Affected Products

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

Solution

Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2777
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/1991

ChangeLog

2005-12-07 : Initial release

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