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Debian 8: DSA-3838-1 Critical: Libreoffice Buffer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2017
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Debian users must quickly apply the recent LibreOffice security patches to tackle vulnerability risks, protecting against buffer overflow and denial of service attacks
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in processing Windows Metafiles may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed document is opened
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Summary

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in processing Windows Metafiles
may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if
a malformed document is opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been
fixed in version 1:5.2.5-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:5.2.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice 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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Package: libreoffice
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7870

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