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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-19 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: January 30, 2008 |
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Bugs: #198385 |
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ID: 200801-19 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities in GOffice could result in the execution of |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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GOffice is a library of document-centric objects and utilities based on |
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GTK. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-libs/goffice < 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1 |
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*>= 0.4.3 |
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Description |
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GOffice includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to multiple buffer |
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overflows and memory corruptions vulnerabilities (GLSA 200711-30). |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted documents |
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with GOffice, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary |
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code, a Denial of Service or the disclosure of sensitive information. |
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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 GOffice 0.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.4.3" |
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All GOffice 0.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.6.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] GLSA-200711-30 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml |
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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-200801-19.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 2008 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/2.5 |
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