1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200904-03 / gnumeric |
| Release Date | April 03, 2009 |
| Latest Revision | April 03, 2009: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-office/gnumeric | < 1.8.4-r1 | >= 1.8.4-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #257012
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Gnumeric might result in the execution of arbitrary code.
The Gnumeric spreadsheet is a versatile application developed as part of the GNOME Office project.
James Vega reported an untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in Gnumeric.
A local attacker could entice a user to run Gnumeric from a directory containing a specially crafted python module, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Gnumeric.
Do not run "gnumeric" from untrusted working directories.
All Gnumeric users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnumeric-1.8.4-r1" |