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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Multiple Package Xpdf Vulnerabilities

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Multiple Package Xpdf Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0044
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3191 - CVE-2005-3192 - CVE-2005-3193 - CVE-2005-3624 - CVE-2005-3625 - CVE-2005-3626 - CVE-2005-3627
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-05

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Gentoo has released updated packages to correct multiple vulnerabilities identified in kdegraphics, kpdf, koffice and kword. 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-2006-0047 and VUPEN/ADV-2005-2755

Affected Products

kde-base/kdegraphics versions prior to 3.4.3-r3
kde-base/kpdf versions prior to 3.4.3-r3
app-office/koffice versions prior to 1.4.2-r6
app-office/kword versions prior to 1.4.2-r6

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages :
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.4.3-r3"
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=kde-base/kpdf-3.4.3-r3"
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=app-office/koffice-1.4.2-r6"
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=app-office/kword-1.4.2-r6"

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0044
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-02.xml

ChangeLog

2006-01-05 : Initial release

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