GLSA 201507-06: UnRTF: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	UnRTF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/07/2015
Bugs:	#531544
ID:	201507-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnRTF, the worst of which may result in execution of arbitrary code.

Background

UnRTF is a command-line program which converts RTF documents to other formats.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/unrtf	< 0.21.9	>= 0.21.9	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in UnRTF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All UnRTF users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/unrtf-0.21.9"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201507-06.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.