Gentoo: GLSA-201502-09: Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in wordole.c in Antiword.
Resolution
All Antiword users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/antiword-0.37-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8123 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8123
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-09
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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Synopsis
A buffer overflow vulnerability in Antiword could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
Background
Antiword is a free MS Word reader.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/antiword < 0.37-r1 >= 0.37-r1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document using Antiword, 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.