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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-32
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Severity: Normal
Title: KPdf, KOffice: Stack overflow in included Xpdf code
Date: January 23, 2005
Bugs: #78619, #78620
ID: 200501-32
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Synopsis
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KPdf and KOffice both include vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files,
making them vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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KPdf is a KDE-based PDF viewer included in the kdegraphics package.
KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/koffice < 1.3.5-r2 >= 1.3.5-r2
2 kde-base/kdegraphics < 3.3.2-r2 >= 3.3.2-r2
*>= 3.2.3-r4
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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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.
Impact
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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.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All KPdf users should upgrade to the latest version of kdegraphics:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdegraphics
All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-office/koffice
References
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[ 1 ] GLSA 200501-18
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0064
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064
[ 3 ] KDE Security Advisory: kpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050119-1.txt
[ 4 ] KDE Security Advisory: KOffice PDF Import Filter Vulnerability
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050120-1.txt
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-32.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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