gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-32.xml

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<!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>