[Bug 240427] Re: Please backport pdfedit v0.4.1 fom intrepid to hardy

[h1repp]

Hello,

I just want to second this request and present further details why it
would be worthy:

pdfedit is unrivaled when it comes to editing a pdf without any
conversion to another format, doing all the work with the pdf objects
themself.

The new version 0.4.1 has some major enhancements and security fixes as
compared to the 0.3.2 that is in hardy repositories. The most
significant part is that the version of xpdf that is compiled statically
into the executable is so much newer, the one in the repositories is
still vulnerable to the xpdf exploit from 2007. I quote from the version
0.4.0 announcement::

- many bug fixes (see Changelog) some of them security related.
- last 3.02 xpdf code base imported to the tree. This bring
some new features like anti-aliasing for vectored graphics,
support for PDF 1.6, 1.7 specification, security fixes and
many others (see src/xpdf/CHANGES for complete changelog)

Regarding hardy's LTS status it would be great if users had an option
not to stick with its vulnerable version unable to work with newer pdfs
for the next years.

Thank you

h1repp

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: pdfedit
  
  hi all
  
  on the current kubuntu hardy version there is only the pdfedit version
  0.3.2 in the repos... please include the latest version of pdfedit
  v0.4.1.
  
  my current system:
  
  lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 8.04
  Release:        8.04
  
  apt-cache policy pdfedit
  pdfedit:
    Installed: 0.3.2-5ubuntu2
    Candidate: 0.3.2-5ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 0.3.2-5ubuntu2 0
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  
  thanks
  thomi
- 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- 
- Hello,
- 
- I just want to second this request and present further details why it
- would be worthy:
- 
- pdfedit is unrivaled when it comes to editing a pdf without any
- conversion to another format, doing all the work with the pdf objects
- themself.
- 
- The new version 0.4.1 has some major enhancements and security fixes as
- compared to the 0.3.2 that is in hardy repositories. The most
- significant part is that the version of xpdf that is compiled statically
- into the executable is so much newer, the one in the repositories is
- still vulnerable to the xpdf exploit from 2007. I quote from the version
- 0.4.0 announcement::
- 
- - many bug fixes (see Changelog) some of them security related.
- - last 3.02 xpdf code base imported to the tree. This bring
- some new features like anti-aliasing for vectored graphics,
- support for PDF 1.6, 1.7 specification, security fixes and
- many others (see src/xpdf/CHANGES for complete changelog)
- 
- Regarding hardy's LTS status it would be great if users had an option
- not to stick with its vulnerable version unable to work with newer pdfs
- for the next years.
- 
- thank you
- 
- h1repp

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Please backport pdfedit v0.4.1 fom intrepid to hardy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240427
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