diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml | 66 |
1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..91053fc1eb78 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200510-17"> + <title>AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + AbiWord is vulnerable to an additional set of buffer overflows during RTF + import, making it vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">AbiWord</product> + <announced>2005-10-20</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-10-20</revised> + <bug>109157</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-office/abiword" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.2.11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.2.11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + AbiWord is a free and cross-platform word processing program. It + allows to import RTF files into AbiWord documents. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Evans discovered a different set of buffer overflows than + the one described in GLSA 200509-20 in the RTF import function in + AbiWord. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could design a malicious RTF file and entice a user to + import it in AbiWord, potentially resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the rights of the user running AbiWord. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All AbiWord users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/abiword-2.2.11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-20.xml">GLSA-200509-20</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2972">CAN-2005-2972</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-10-18T07:36:44Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-10-18T14:22:32Z"> + formula7 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-10-20T05:41:16Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |