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Red Hat alert RHSA-2007:0055-01 (libwpd)

From:  bugzilla@redhat.com
To:  enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject:  [RHSA-2007:0055-01] Important: libwpd security update
Date:  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:19:06 -0400

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: libwpd security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0055-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0055.html Issue date: 2007-03-16 Updated on: 2007-03-16 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2007-0002 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: Updated libwpd packages to correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 3. Problem description: libwpd is a library for reading and converting Word Perfect documents. iDefense reported several overflow bugs in libwpd. An attacker could create a carefully crafted Word Perfect file that could cause an application linked with libwpd, such as OpenOffice, to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim. (CVE-2007-0002) All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix for this issue. Red Hat would like to thank Fridrich Štrba for alerting us to these issues and providing a patch. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 222808 - CVE-2007-0002 buffer overflows 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/... c212cfc2bfabec2887bca4cbcf34acdc libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.src.rpm i386: d7de3bf36ddb16a350408bc72114a687 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 12cb995ab0f2ac9086ee7c80452eb10e libwpd-tools-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: d7de3bf36ddb16a350408bc72114a687 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 20d519bcc68a56585fdaae42e02ceb20 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm efae83a0bb4b6437477a5208520b29f8 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm d283ebc02dd5a7122bf9160c4dd3a8dd libwpd-tools-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/... c212cfc2bfabec2887bca4cbcf34acdc libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.src.rpm i386: a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 8cca81259f7c924e8390f842907bf7fd libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm efae83a0bb4b6437477a5208520b29f8 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm 8cca81259f7c924e8390f842907bf7fd libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm b86747cfa48cc2bd000baea86976a279 libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/... c212cfc2bfabec2887bca4cbcf34acdc libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.src.rpm i386: d7de3bf36ddb16a350408bc72114a687 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 8cca81259f7c924e8390f842907bf7fd libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 12cb995ab0f2ac9086ee7c80452eb10e libwpd-tools-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: d7de3bf36ddb16a350408bc72114a687 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm 20d519bcc68a56585fdaae42e02ceb20 libwpd-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm a101c5f40f50d9d5dddd35b4b8692c64 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm efae83a0bb4b6437477a5208520b29f8 libwpd-debuginfo-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm 8cca81259f7c924e8390f842907bf7fd libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.i386.rpm b86747cfa48cc2bd000baea86976a279 libwpd-devel-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm d283ebc02dd5a7122bf9160c4dd3a8dd libwpd-tools-0.8.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0002 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#im... 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF+qdTXlSAg2UNWIIRAg6BAJ9EldnGUAT2DEIVJpnLt4yFG9CtdwCdH6U9 vdigXpEpFSl4+ZTKZLY9ALc= =1JsZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-...


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