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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840358
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-604-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnumeric' package(s) announced via the USN-604-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnumeric' package(s) announced via the USN-604-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered that the XLS spreadsheet
handling code in Gnumeric did not correctly calculate needed memory sizes.
If a user or automated system were tricked into loading a specially crafted
XLS document, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user
privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'gnumeric' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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