Package : poppler
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE 2008-1693
Debian Bug : 476842
It was discovered that poppler, a PDF rendering library, did not
properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, allowing attackers to
execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.5-5.1etch3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your poppler package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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