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Debian: DSA-5000-1 Important: PDF Rendering Bug Resolution

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Calendar Grey November 14, 2015
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Notice regarding freexl's recent patch targeting an issue in how Microsoft Excel files are processed. Urgent security alert issued by Debian.
The update for freexl issued as DSA-3208-1 introduced a regression when handling certain Microsoft Excel spreadsheets files
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Summary

Jodie Cunningham discovered multiple vulnerabilities in freexl, a
library to read Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, which might result in
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
Excel file is opened.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.0.0b-1+deb7u3.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.0g-1+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your freexl packages.

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



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