DSA-872-1 koffice -- buffer overflow

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2005-2971  

Chris Evans discovered a buffer overflow in the RTF importer of kword, a word processor for the KDE Office Suite that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain a kword package. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-4.sarge.1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-5. We recommend that you upgrade your kword package.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-872-1 koffice -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
26 Oct 2005
Affected Packages:
koffice
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 333497.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 15060.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2971.
More information:

Chris Evans discovered a buffer overflow in the RTF importer of kword, a word processor for the KDE Office Suite that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain a kword package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-4.sarge.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your kword package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice_1.3.5-4.sarge.1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice_1.3.5-4.sarge.1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice_1.3.5.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio-data_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-data_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-doc-html_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/karbon_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kchart_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kformula_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kivio_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-dev_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koffice-libs_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/koshell_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kpresenter_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kspread_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kugar_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/koffice/kword_1.3.5-4.sarge.1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.