Mageia alert MGASA-2015-0087 (apache-poi)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2015-0087: Updated apache-poi packages fix CVE-2014-9527 
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Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:27:17 +0100
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MGASA-2015-0087 - Updated apache-poi packages fix CVE-2014-9527

Publication date: 26 Feb 2015
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0087.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 4
CVE: CVE-2014-9527

Description:
Updated apache-poi packages fixes security vulnerability:

A denial of service flaw was found in the way the HSLFSlideShow class
implementation in Apache POI handled certain PPT files. A remote attacker
could submit a specially crafted PPT file that would cause Apache POI to hang
indefinitely (CVE-2014-9527).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15351
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announc...
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9527

SRPMS:
- 4/core/apache-poi-3.10.1-1.1.mga4