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Debian Apache POI Critical Memory Allocation Issue DSA-2468-1 CVE-2012-0213

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2012
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Apache POI critical memory allocation risk impacts Java virtual machine; upgrade libjakarta-poi-java to ensure stability.
It was discovered that Apache POI, a Java implementation of the Microsoft Office file formats, would allocate arbitrary amounts of memory when processing crafted documents
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Summary

It was discovered that Apache POI, a Java implementation of the
Microsoft Office file formats, would allocate arbitrary amounts of
memory when processing crafted documents. This could impact the
stability of the Java virtual machine.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6+dfsg-1+squeeze1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libjakarta-poi-java packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libjakarta-poi-java
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0213

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