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>> Xpdf Embedded Fonts Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Xpdf Embedded Fonts Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1265
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1693
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-18
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A vulnerability has been identified in Xpdf, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by an error when processing malformed fonts embedded in PDF files, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document.
Affected Products
Xpdf versions 3.x
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1265
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Kees Cook.
ChangeLog
2008-04-18 : Initial release
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