Xpdf: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202405-18

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xpdf, the worst of which could possibly lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

app-text/xpdf on all architectures
Affected versions < 4.04
Unaffected versions >= 4.04

Background

Xpdf is an X viewer for PDF files.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xpdf. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-4.04"
 

References

Release date
May 07, 2024

Latest revision
May 07, 2024: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries