-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : abiword SUMMARY : Fix for buffer overflow vulnerability DATE : 2004-12-01 13:28:00 ID : CLA-2004:902 RELEVANT RELEASES : 9, 10 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION AbiWord[1] is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft(R) Word. Wv[2] is a library which allows access to Microsoft Word files. iDefense[3] discovered[4] a buffer overflow vulnerability[5] in the wv library which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application. This announcement fixes the wv library which is included in AbiWord packages. SOLUTION It is recommended that all AbiWord users in Conectiva Linux upgrade their packages. REFERENCES 1.http://www.abiword.org/ 2.http://wvware.sourceforge.net/ 3.http://www.idefense.com/ 4.http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=115&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true 5.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0645 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/abiword-2.0.6-62012U10_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/abiword-2.0.6-62012U10_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/abiword-clipart-2.0.6-62012U10_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/abiword-plugins-impexp-2.0.6-62012U10_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/abiword-plugins-tools-2.0.6-62012U10_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/abiword-1.0.4-25186U90_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/abiword-1.0.4-25186U90_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/abiword-fonts-1.0.4-25186U90_1cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFBreM542jd0JmAcZARAgUMAKCnk1s31oZPAwI7SdgLZeggE8q59QCgvzYY +NNIVdJvnyiihCdK7HwUZ20= =49Bq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
