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Gentoo 200501-15 Normal: UnRTF Buffer Overflow Allowing Code Execution

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2005
Scroller Gentoo
A vulnerability in UnRTF involving buffer overflow enables malicious users to run arbitrary code through a specially crafted RTF document. Update advised.
A buffer overflow in UnRTF allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by way of a specially crafted RTF file.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-15 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: UnRTF: Buffer overflow Date: January 10, 2005 Bugs: #74480 ID: 200501-15

Synopsis ======= A buffer overflow in UnRTF allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by way of a specially crafted RTF file.
Background ========= UnRTF is a utility to convert files in the Rich Text Format into other formats.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/unrtf < 0.19.3-r1 >= 0.19.3-r1
========== An unchecked strcat() in unrtf may overflow the bounds of a static buffer.
Impact ===== Using a specially crafted file, possibly delivered by e-mail or over the...

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