Fedora update for poppler - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Fedora update for poppler
Secunia Advisory:	SA31405	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-08-08
Last Update:	2008-09-12
Popularity:	2,651 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	DoS System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Fedora 8 Fedora 9

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2950

Description: Fedora has issued an update for poppler. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library. For more information: SA30963 Solution: Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update poppler"). Changelog: 2008-09-12: Added Fedora 9 to list of affected products. Updated "Original Advisory" section. Original Advisory: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...ge-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...announce/2008-September/msg00697.html Other References: SA30963: http://secunia.com/advisories/30963/

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