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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-20
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion
Date: January 11, 2005
Bugs: #74478
ID: 200501-20
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in o3read allows an attacker to execute arbitrary
code by way of a specially crafted XML file.
Background
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o3read is a standalone converter for OpenOffice.org files. It allows a
user to dump the contents tree (o3read) and convert to plain text
(o3totxt) or to HTML (o3tohtml) Writer and Calc files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/o3read <= 0.0.3 >= 0.0.4
Description
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Wiktor Kopec discovered that the parse_html function in o3read.c copies
any number of bytes into a 1024-byte t[] array.
Impact
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Using a specially crafted file, possibly delivered by e-mail or over
the Web, an attacker may execute arbitrary code with the permissions of
the user running o3read.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All o3read users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/o3read-0.0.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-1288
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1288
[ 2 ] Wiktor Kopec advisory
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-20
Concerns?
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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
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License
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Copyright 2005 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
