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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-20 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: AbiWord: RTF import stack-based buffer overflow |
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Date: September 30, 2005 |
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Bugs: #107351 |
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ID: 200509-20 |
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Synopsis |
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AbiWord is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during RTF |
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import, making it vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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AbiWord is a free and cross-platform word processing program. It allows |
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to import RTF files into AbiWord documents. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-office/abiword < 2.2.10 >= 2.2.10 |
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Description |
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Chris Evans discovered that the RTF import function in AbiWord is |
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vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could design a malicious RTF file and entice the user to |
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import it in AbiWord, potentially resulting in the execution of |
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arbitrary code with the rights of the user running AbiWord. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All AbiWord users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/abiword-2.2.10" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2964 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2964 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200509-20.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |