Gentoo: GLSA-201209-05 Moderate: LibreOffice Remote Code Execution
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September 24, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice:
* The Microsoft Word Document parser contains an out-of-bounds read
error (CVE-2011-2713).
* The Raptor RDF parser contains an XML External Entity expansion error
(CVE-2012-0037).
* The graphic loading parser contains an integer overflow error which
could cause a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-1149).
* Multiple errors in the XML manifest handling code could cause a
heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-2665).
Resolution
All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-3.5.5.3"
All users of the LibreOffice binary package should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-3.5.5.3"
All users of the LibreOffice binary package should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-3.5.5.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2713 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2713 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-0037 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0037 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-1149 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1149 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-2665 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2665
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-05
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2012
Bugs: #386081, #409455, #416457, #429482
ID: 201209-05
Background
LibreOffice is a full office productivity suite.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/libreoffice < 3.5.5.3 >= 3.5.5.3
2 app-office/libreoffice-bin
< 3.5.5.3 >= 3.5.5.3
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2 affected packages
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document file using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of
Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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