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Posted on 10 October 2007
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: KOffice, KWord, KPDF, KDE Graphics Libraries: Stack-based
buffer overflow
Date: October 09, 2007
Bugs: #187139
ID: 200710-08
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Synopsis
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KPDF includes code from xpdf that is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer
overflow.
Background
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KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE. KWord is the KOffice
word processor. KPDF is a KDE-based PDF viewer included in the
kdegraphics package.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/koffice < 1.6.3-r1 >= 1.6.3-r1
2 app-office/kword < 1.6.3-r1 >= 1.6.3-r1
3 kde-base/kdegraphics < 3.5.7-r1 >= 3.5.7-r1
4 kde-base/kpdf < 3.5.7-r1 >= 3.5.7-r1
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4 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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KPDF includes code from xpdf that is vulnerable to an integer overflow
in the StreamPredictor::StreamPredictor() function.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
file in KWord or KPDF that would exploit the integer overflow to cause
a stack-based buffer overflow in the StreamPredictor::getNextLine()
function, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/koffice-1.6.3-r1"
All KWord users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/kword-1.6.3-r1"
All KDE Graphics Libraries users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.7-r1"
All KPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kpdf-3.5.7-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-3387
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3387
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-08.xml
Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
