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Ubuntu 11.10: Critical USN-1526-1 Threat from KOffice DoS Vulnerability

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KOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1526-1
August 09, 2012

koffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

KOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- koffice: KDE Office Suite

Details:

It was discovered that KOffice incorrectly handled certain malformed
MS Word documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening
a crafted MS Word file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
  koffice                         1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  koffice                         1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1

After a standard system update you need to restart KOffice to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1526-1
  CVE-2012-3455

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1


Ubuntu 11.10: Critical USN-1526-1 Threat from KOffice DoS Vulnerability

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Newly discovered KOffice flaw could lead to crashes or unauthorized code execution on Ubuntu platforms. Ensure you update immediately!
KOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: koffice 1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1 Ubuntu 11.04: koffice 1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to restart KOffice to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1526-1

CVE-2012-3455

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August 09, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu6.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/1:2.3.3-0ubuntu4.1

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