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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-089

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – Kees Cook of Ubuntu security found a flaw in how poppler prior to version 0.6 displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications using poppler to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/65652/MDVSA-2008-089.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/65652/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-089.html

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