Mandrake Linux Advisories: xpdf, mpg123

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 24, 2003

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: xpdf
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:071-1
Date: July 23rd, 2003
Original Advisory Date: June 27th, 2003
Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1

Problem Description:

Martyn Gilmore discovered flaws in various PDF viewers,
including xpdf. An attacker could place malicious external
hyperlinks in a document that, if followed, could execute arbitary
shell commands with the privileges of the person viewing the PDF
document.

Update:

New packages are available as the previous patches that had been
applied did not correct all possible ways of exploiting this
issue.


References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0434


Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
12939cf7ca98085acc4f6ba5d741a8c6
corporate/2.1/RPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.i586.rpm
1a9bdf930d450c8b7f506d987805aa42
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
5f22b8c7e2a03f4ad1d452b23348c967
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.x86_64.rpm
1a9bdf930d450c8b7f506d987805aa42
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
12939cf7ca98085acc4f6ba5d741a8c6
9.0/RPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.i586.rpm
1a9bdf930d450c8b7f506d987805aa42
9.0/SRPMS/xpdf-1.01-4.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
6f95f03b679a5e834ce8e19f440ebeed
9.1/RPMS/xpdf-2.01-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
cfe1fa4745fd0ab9488bc7490ba8919e
9.1/SRPMS/xpdf-2.01-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
e4648afe258244c0bb59ecc533478816
ppc/9.1/RPMS/xpdf-2.01-2.2mdk.ppc.rpm
cfe1fa4745fd0ab9488bc7490ba8919e
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/xpdf-2.01-2.2mdk.src.rpm


Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):


To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

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http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team

<security linux-mandrake.com>


Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: mpg123
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:078
Date: July 23rd, 2003
Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1

Problem Description:

A vulnerability in the mpg123 mp3 player could allow local
and/or remote attackers to cause a DoS and possibly execute
arbitrary code via an mp3 file with a zero bitrate, which causes a
negative frame size.


References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0577

http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/6629


Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757
corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
c73649f8b7e997ac0299b01933ca7f84
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757
9.0/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951
9.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
3f2ef5a7a04c7964fde90add7f330039
9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951
9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
23f03f1a5a8d973d4454693ce90a69e3
ppc/9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.ppc.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm


Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):


To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

Advertisement

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team

<security linux-mandrake.com>

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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