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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60460
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:056 (gnumeric)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to gnumeric
announced via advisory MDVSA-2008:056.

A vulnerability was found in the excel_read_HLINK function in the
Microsoft Excel plugin in Gnumeric prior to version 1.8.1 that would
allow for the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted XLS file
containing XLS HLINK opcodes.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issues.

Affected: 2007.1, 2008.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2008:056

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0668
BugTraq ID: 27536
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27536
Debian Security Information: DSA-1546 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1546
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00114.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00227.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-05.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:056
http://secunia.com/advisories/28725/
http://secunia.com/advisories/28799
http://secunia.com/advisories/28948
http://secunia.com/advisories/29702
http://secunia.com/advisories/29896
http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:016 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-604-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0462
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