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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201502-09 ] Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary

Posted on 07 February 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 07, 2015
Bugs: #531404
ID: 201502-09

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in Antiword could result in execution
of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background
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Antiword is a free MS Word reader.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/antiword < 0.37-r1 >= 0.37-r1

Description
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in wordole.c in
Antiword.

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Antiword users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/antiword-0.37-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8123
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8123

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-201502-09.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 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



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