[UNIX] KOffice PDF Import Filter Vulnerability

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Date: 01/23/05

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      KOffice PDF Import Filter Vulnerability
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    SUMMARY

    The KOffice PDF Import Filter shares code with xpdf. xpdf contains a
    buffer overflow that can be triggered by a specially crafted PDF file.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * KOffice version 1.3 up to including KOffice version 1.3.5

    Impact:
    Remotely supplied pdf files can be used to execute arbitrary code on the
    client machine when the user opens such file in KOffice.

    Solution:
    Source code patches have been made available which fix these
    vulnerabilities. Contact your OS vendor / binary package provider for
    information about how to obtain updated binary packages.

    CVE Information:
     <http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064>
    CAN-2005-0064

    Patch:
    Patch for KOffice 1.3.5 is available from
    <ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches>
    ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches.

    Time line and credits:
    19/01/2005 KDE Security Team alerted by Carsten Lohrke
    19/01/2005 Patches from xpdf 3.00pl3 applied to KDE CVS and patches
    prepared
    20/01/2005 Public disclosure

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:bastian@kde.org> Waldo
    Bastian.
    The original article can be found at:
    <http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050120-1.txt>
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050120-1.txt

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