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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200801-19

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200801-19
Posted Jan 31, 2008
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-19 - GOffice includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows and memory corruptions vulnerabilities (GLSA 200711-30). Versions less than 0.6.1 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200801-19

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Severity: Normal
Title: GOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 30, 2008
Bugs: #198385
ID: 200801-19

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities in GOffice could result in the execution of
arbitrary code.

Background
==========

GOffice is a library of document-centric objects and utilities based on
GTK.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/goffice < 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1
*>= 0.4.3

Description
===========

GOffice includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to multiple buffer
overflows and memory corruptions vulnerabilities (GLSA 200711-30).

Impact
======

An attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted documents
with GOffice, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary
code, a Denial of Service or the disclosure of sensitive information.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All GOffice 0.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.4.3"

All GOffice 0.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.6.1"

References
==========

[ 1 ] GLSA-200711-30
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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