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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200802-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Gnumeric: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: February 12, 2008 |
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Bugs: #208356 |
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ID: 200802-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Several integer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported in |
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Gnumeric, possibly resulting in user-assisted execution of arbitrary |
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code. |
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Background |
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The Gnumeric spreadsheet is a versatile application developed as part |
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of the GNOME Office project. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-office/gnumeric < 1.8.1 >= 1.8.1 |
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Description |
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Multiple integer overflow and signedness errors have been reported in |
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the excel_read_HLINK() function in file plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c |
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when processing XLS HLINK opcodes. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XLS |
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file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with |
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the privileges of the user running the application. |
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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 Gnumeric users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnumeric-1.8.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0668 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0668 |
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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-200802-05.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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