GLSA 201502-09: Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	02/07/2015
Bugs:	#531404
ID:	201502-09

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Antiword could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

Antiword is a free MS Word reader.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/antiword	< 0.37-r1	>= 0.37-r1	All supported architectures

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in wordole.c in Antiword.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document using Antiword, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Antiword users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/antiword-0.37-r1"

References

CVE-2014-8123

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-09.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.