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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55639
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-12 (koffice, kword)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200510-12.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-12.

Vulnerability Insight:
KOffice and KWord are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the RTF importer,
potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/koffice-1.4.1-r1'

All KWord users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/kword-1.4.1-r1'

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2971
BugTraq ID: 15060
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15060
Debian Security Information: DSA-872 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-872
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015035
http://secunia.com/advisories/17145/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17171
http://secunia.com/advisories/17190
http://secunia.com/advisories/17212
http://secunia.com/advisories/17332
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
http://secunia.com/advisories/17486
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.388487
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:025 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/
XForce ISS Database: koffice-kword-rtf-importer-bo(22562)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562
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