Bug#320627: crash w/ xpdf
Subject: crash w/ Florida law
Package: xserver-common
Version: multiple
At least two people have managed to crash X by
trying to read the Florida law using xpdf.
---------- instructions for trying it ----------
Here is the Florida Administrative Code:
http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter64.pdf
The index doesn't work too well. Try following the
instructions I was given for finding Chapter 64V-1,
the Vital Statistics code:
In the menu on the left side, scroll all the
way to the bottom to 64V-1. You will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05+ to view these file.
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On the debian-powerpc mailing list, Sean Neakums
and Ken Moffat report:
>> I just had a go at chapter64.pdf with xpdf and
>> my X server crashed, which is impressive. I can't
>> remember the last time I've had X crash.
>
> Damn, I wish I'd read further down the thread
> before I tried. Yeah, mine crashed too (on x86).
> A vulnerability triggered by malicious official
> documents.
That's at least two bugs by my count (xpdf and X),
and fixing one might hide the other. I have filed
an xpdf bug as well.
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