Secunia Security Advisory - Debian has issued an update for libjakarta-poi-java. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Debian update for libjakarta-poi-java
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49040
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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for libjakarta-poi-java. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to a missing validation check of the
"length" attribute in an UnhandledDataStructure() constructor
(src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java) before
allocating a buffer. This can be exploited to allocate an arbitrary
amount of memory and cause an OutofMemoryError or potentially cause
the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) to become unstable via a specially
crafted CDF (Channel Definition Format) or CFBF (Compound File Binary
Format) document.
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-2468-1:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2468
Red Hat Bug #799078:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078
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