1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200801-19 / goffice |
| Release Date | January 30, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | January 30, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| x11-libs/goffice | < 0.6.1 | >= 0.6.1, revision >= 0.4.3 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #198385
Multiple vulnerabilities in GOffice could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
GOffice is a library of document-centric objects and utilities based on GTK.
GOffice includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows and memory corruptions vulnerabilities (GLSA 200711-30).
An attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted documents with GOffice, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of Service or the disclosure of sensitive information.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All GOffice 0.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.4.3" |
All GOffice 0.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.2: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/goffice-0.6.1" |