RHSA-2009:1502: Important: kdegraphics security update
The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K DesktopEnvironment, including KPDF, a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF)files.Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in KPDF. An attacker couldcreate a malicious PDF file that would cause KPDF to crash or, potentially,execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-1188,CVE-2009-3604, CVE-2009-3606, CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-3609)Red Hat would like to thank Adam Zabrocki for reporting the CVE-2009-3604issue, and Chris Rohlf for reporting the CVE-2009-3608 issue.Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain abackported patch to resolve these issues.
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What types of flaws are present in the vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502?
RHSA-2009:1502 contains multiple integer overflow flaws in KPDF.
What is the impact of the vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502?
An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that could cause KPDF to crash.
How can I remediate the vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502?
To remediate RHSA-2009:1502, update the kdegraphics and kdegraphics-devel packages to version 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2.
Which software is affected by vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502?
The kdegraphics and kdegraphics-devel packages are affected by vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502.
What version should I update to for fixing RHSA-2009:1502?
You should update to version 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2 to fix vulnerability RHSA-2009:1502.