CVE-2007-5393

Publication date 7 November 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CCITTFaxStream::lookChar method in xpdf/Stream.cc in Xpdf 3.02p11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that contains a crafted CCITTFaxDecode filter.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
cupsys 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
gpdf 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
ipe 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
kdegraphics 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
koffice 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 1:1.6.3-4
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 1:1.6.3-4
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1:1.6.3-4
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 1:1.6.3-4
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 1:1.6.3-0ubuntu5.1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu1.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 1:1.5.2-0ubuntu2.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 1:1.5.0-0ubuntu9.3
libextractor 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 0.5.12-1
pdfkit.framework 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
pdftohtml 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
poppler 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 0.6.2-1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 0.6.2-1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 0.6.2-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 0.6.2-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 0.6-0ubuntu2.1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.5.4-0ubuntu8.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.5.4-0ubuntu4.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 0.5.1-0ubuntu7.3
tetex-bin 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
texlive-bin 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xpdf 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 3.02-1.2ubuntu1.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

cupsys on Ubuntu is not directly affected as it depends on poppler-utils or xpdf-utils. poppler-utils is in main and gets pulled in on installation of cupsys. koffice fixed in debian 1:1.6.3-4

fujitsu

ipe doesn't contain the vulnerable code.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
xpdf

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-542-1
    • poppler vulnerabilities
    • 14 November 2007
    • USN-542-2
    • KOffice vulnerabilities
    • 15 November 2007

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