Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-12.
Solution
All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/koffice-1.4.1-r1'
All KWord users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/kword-1.4.1-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200510-12 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108411
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt
Insight
KOffice and KWord are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the RTF importer, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2971 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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