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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Poppler Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Poppler Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1288
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1693
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-21
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A vulnerability has been identified in Ubuntu, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by an error in Poppler. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1266
Affected Products
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Solution
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Upgrade to libpoppler1 version 0.5.1-0ubuntu7.4
Ubuntu 6.10 - Upgrade to libpoppler1 version 0.5.4-0ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 7.04 - Upgrade to libpoppler1 version 0.5.4-0ubuntu8.3
Ubuntu 7.10 - Upgrade to libpoppler2 version 0.6-0ubuntu2.2
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1288
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-1
ChangeLog
2008-04-21 : Initial release
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