============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1525-1 August 09, 2012 calligra vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Calligra could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - calligra: integrated work applications suite Details: It was discovered that Calligra incorrectly handled certain malformed MS Word documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted MS Word file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: calligra 1:2.4.0-0ubuntu2.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Calligra to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1525-1 CVE-2012-3456 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calligra/1:2.4.0-0ubuntu2.1