Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in KOffice, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
KOffice KWord PDF Filter Xpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17908
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17908/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
KOffice 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4155/
DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in KOffice, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to the use of a vulnerable version
of Xpdf in the KWord PDF filter.
For more information:
SA17897
The vulnerabilities affect version 1.4.2. Other versions may also be
affected.
SOLUTION:
Don't import PDF files from untrusted sources in KWord.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Debian:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=342294
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17897:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17897/
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