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Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 200778 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1000595.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved 4880560 Date of Workaround Release 02-JUL-2003 Date of Resolved Release 04-SEP-2003 On Sun Linux 5.0, a local or remote unprivileged user ... 1.Impact On Sun Linux 5.0, a local or remote unprivileged user may be able to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the "xpdf" user if a local unprivileged user clicks on malicious hyperlinks in specifically crafted PDF documents. This issue is described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2003:196-07, available at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-196.html and CVE CAN-2003-0434, available at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0434. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: Sun Linux
Note: Sun Linux 5.0 is currently shipped with the Sun LX50 Server. Note: The currently installed version of "xpdf" can by displayed be issuing the "rpm -q xpdf" command. 3. Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would show the described issue has been exploited. 4. Workaround To work around the described issue, revoke access to the "xpdf" application by issuing the following command as a root user: # chmod 000 /usr/bin/xpdf Once the described issue has been resolved, access rights to to the "xpdf" application can be restored by issuing the following command as a root user: # chmod 755 /usr/bin/xpdf 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: Sun Linux
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