A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - KOffice, KWord: RTF import buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: KOffice, KWord: RTF import buffer overflow
Date: October 14, 2005
Bugs: #108411
ID: 200510-12
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Synopsis
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KOffice and KWord are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the RTF
importer, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE. KWord is the KOffice
word processor.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/koffice < 1.4.1-r1 >= 1.4.1-r1
2 app-office/kword < 1.4.1-r1 >= 1.4.1-r1
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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Chris Evans discovered that the KWord RTF importer was vulnerable to a
heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted RTF file,
potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running the affected application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/koffice-1.4.1-r1"
All KWord users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/kword-1.4.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2971
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name 05-2971
[ 2 ] KDE Security Advisory: KWord RTF import buffer overflow
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
