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>> Debian Security Update Fixes PDFtoHTML Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes PDFtoHTML Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0405
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3191 - CVE-2005-3192 - CVE-2005-3193 - CVE-2005-3624 - CVE-2005-3625 - CVE-2005-3626 - CVE-2005-3627 - CVE-2005-3628
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-02-01

Technical Description

Debian has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in PDFtoHTML. 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

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 0.36-11sarge1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - A fix will be available soon.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0405
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/5303

ChangeLog

2006-02-01 : Initial release

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