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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig63C99458FD86CD3C00713F5B" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Thierry Carrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ GLSA 200510-17 ] AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:24:39 +0200 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig63C99458FD86CD3C00713F5B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows Date: October 20, 2005 Bugs: #109157 ID: 200510-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== AbiWord is vulnerable to an additional set of buffer overflows during RTF import, making it vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== AbiWord is a free and cross-platform word processing program. It allows to import RTF files into AbiWord documents. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/abiword < 2.2.11 >= 2.2.11 Description =========== Chris Evans discovered a different set of buffer overflows than the one described in GLSA 200509-20 in the RTF import function in AbiWord. Impact ====== An attacker could design a malicious RTF file and entice a user to import it in AbiWord, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running AbiWord. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All AbiWord users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/abiword-2.2.11" References ========== [ 1 ] GLSA-200509-20 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-20.xml [ 2 ] CAN-2005-2972 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2972 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml Concerns? ========= 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= 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 --------------enig63C99458FD86CD3C00713F5B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDV357vcL1obalX08RAtsCAJ9t6FscLSKPghooVUx3xVJumneA/gCeP1xW Qgj4aBn9PR1872HephJ00bc= =FhJZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig63C99458FD86CD3C00713F5B-- ------------------------------ End of this Digest ****************** -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/