[SECURITY] [DTSA-54-1] New poppler packages fix integer overflow

[white at debian.org (Steffen Joeris)]

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Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-54-1                 August 22nd , 2007
secure-testing-team at lists.alioth.debian.org                 Steffen Joeris
http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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Package        : poppler
Vulnerability  : integer overflow
Problem-Scope  : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2007-3387

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the xpdf PDF viewer may lead
to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

For the testing distribution (lenny) this is fixed in version
0.5.4-6lenny1

For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version
0.5.4-6.1

This upgrade is recommended if you use poppler

Upgrade Instructions
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To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to
your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

To install the update, run this command as root:

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer
to http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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