Gentoo: GLSA-200710-08: KOffice, KWord, KPDF, KDE Graphics Libraries: Stack-based buffer overflow
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: KOffice, KWord, KPDF, KDE Graphics Libraries: Stack-based buffer overflow Date: October 09, 2007 Bugs: #187139 ID: 200710-08
Synopsis ======= KPDF includes code from xpdf that is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Background ========= KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE. KWord is the KOffice word processor. KPDF is a KDE-based PDF viewer included in the kdegraphics package.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/koffice < 1.6.3-r1 >= 1.6.3-r1 2 app-office/kword < 1.6.3-r1 >= 1.6.3-r1 3 kde-base/kdegraphics < 3.5.7-r1 >= 3.5.7-r1 4 kde-base/kpdf < 3.5.7-r1 >= 3.5.7-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. -------------------------------------------------------------------
========== KPDF includes code from xpdf that is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the StreamPredictor::StreamPredictor() function.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file in KWord or KPDF that would exploit the integer overflow to cause a stack-based buffer overflow in the StreamPredictor::getNextLine() function, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ========= All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/koffice-1.6.3-r1"
All KWord users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/kword-1.6.3-r1"
All KDE Graphics Libraries users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.7-r1"
All KPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kpdf-3.5.7-r1"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3387 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3387
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200710-08
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2007 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.
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