Gentoo: GLSA-200802-05: Gnumeric: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: Gnumeric: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Date: February 12, 2008 Bugs: #208356 ID: 200802-05
Synopsis ======= Several integer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported in Gnumeric, possibly resulting in user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= The Gnumeric spreadsheet is a versatile application developed as part of the GNOME Office project.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/gnumeric < 1.8.1 >= 1.8.1
========== Multiple integer overflow and signedness errors have been reported in the excel_read_HLINK() function in file plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c when processing XLS HLINK opcodes.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XLS file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ========= All Gnumeric users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnumeric-1.8.1"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0668 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0668
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200802-05
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 2008 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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