Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - Alin Rad Pop found several flaws in how PDF files are handled in pdftohtml. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause pdftohtml to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:223
https://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : pdftohtml
Date : November 17, 2007
Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1
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Problem Description:
Alin Rad Pop found several flaws in how PDF files are handled
in pdftohtml. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that
would cause pdftohtml to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code
when opened.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4352
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5392
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5393
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
49fc5029a7e8269f057dfab6090ea37f 2007.0/i586/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
d3cc008572bf9a179f6c4d1695f7433f 2007.0/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
11b13089a2f357f6082ffd49cf896768 2007.0/x86_64/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
d3cc008572bf9a179f6c4d1695f7433f 2007.0/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.36-5.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
ceffaf54873223fe405acfc1d62eb12e 2007.1/i586/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
f99c3523b19e76caf7fe0d25fac005f9 2007.1/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
3d168d492c922339bd46e77d38d3ecee 2007.1/x86_64/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
f99c3523b19e76caf7fe0d25fac005f9 2007.1/SRPMS/pdftohtml-0.39-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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