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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200501-32">
<title>KPdf, KOffice: Stack overflow in included Xpdf code</title>
<synopsis>
KPdf and KOffice both include vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files,
making them vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">kpdf, koffice</product>
<announced>2005-01-23</announced>
<revised count="01">2005-01-23</revised>
<bug>78619</bug>
<bug>78620</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="app-office/koffice" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.3.5-r2</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.3.5-r2</vulnerable>
</package>
<package name="kde-base/kdegraphics" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">3.3.2-r2</unaffected>
<unaffected range="rge">3.2.3-r4</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2-r2</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
KPdf is a KDE-based PDF viewer included in the kdegraphics
package. KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
KPdf and KOffice both include Xpdf code to handle PDF files. Xpdf
is vulnerable to a new stack overflow, as described in GLSA 200501-28.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
An attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted PDF
file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running the affected application.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All KPdf users should upgrade to the latest version of
kdegraphics:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdegraphics</code>
<p>
All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-office/koffice</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml">GLSA 200501-18</uri>
<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064">CAN-2005-0064</uri>
<uri link="https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050119-1.txt">KDE Security Advisory: kpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerability</uri>
<uri link="https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050120-1.txt">KDE Security Advisory: KOffice PDF Import Filter Vulnerability</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-01-22T09:23:04Z">
jaervosz
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-01-23T12:21:06Z">
koon
</metadata>
</glsa>