Updated KOffice packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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Synopsis:          Moderate: koffice security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2007:0010-01
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0010.html
Issue date:        2007-02-20
Updated on:        2007-02-20
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names:         CVE-2006-6120 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary:

Updated KOffice packages that fix a security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

3. Problem description:

KOffice is a collection of productivity applications for the K Desktop
Environment (KDE) GUI desktop.

An integer overflow bug was found in KOffice's PPT file processor. An
attacker could create a malicious PPT file that could cause KOffice to
execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim.  (CVE-2006-6120)

All users of KOffice are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contains a backported patch to correct this issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

217738 - CVE-2006-6120 koffice integer overflow

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:
52c3cfb9b5eb38f1c99b53dc5d8d56df  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.src.rpm

i386:
843f35a9ef08270d9dec5d5c071756d8  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm
af4bdfbdb50dd1da6527f0d3f54762f8  koffice-devel-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
522af4bed9d2feee80f67bb75b22e918  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.ia64.rpm
0fe4d6181a1b302bb8e7417a381f3b3b  koffice-devel-1.1.1-2.3.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:
52c3cfb9b5eb38f1c99b53dc5d8d56df  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.src.rpm

ia64:
522af4bed9d2feee80f67bb75b22e918  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.ia64.rpm
0fe4d6181a1b302bb8e7417a381f3b3b  koffice-devel-1.1.1-2.3.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:
52c3cfb9b5eb38f1c99b53dc5d8d56df  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.src.rpm

i386:
843f35a9ef08270d9dec5d5c071756d8  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm
af4bdfbdb50dd1da6527f0d3f54762f8  koffice-devel-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:
52c3cfb9b5eb38f1c99b53dc5d8d56df  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.src.rpm

i386:
843f35a9ef08270d9dec5d5c071756d8  koffice-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm
af4bdfbdb50dd1da6527f0d3f54762f8  koffice-devel-1.1.1-2.3.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6120
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.