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CVE-2006-0301 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-0301: Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that ex

Affects 3 Linux releases across 9 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-0301 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libextractor→ fixed in0.5.10-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
  • poppler→ fixed in0.4.5-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
  • xpdf→ fixed in3.01-6urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libextractor→ fixed in0.5.10-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
  • poppler→ fixed in0.4.5-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
  • xpdf→ fixed in3.01-6urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libextractor→ fixed in0.5.10-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
  • poppler→ fixed in0.4.5-1urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
  • xpdf→ fixed in3.01-6urgency: medium
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf
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