An UnRTF security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: UnRTF: Buffer overflow
Date: January 10, 2005
Bugs: #74480
ID: 200501-15

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in UnRTF allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by way of a specially crafted RTF file.



Background
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UnRTF is a utility to convert files in the Rich Text Format into other formats.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/unrtf < 0.19.3-r1 >= 0.19.3-r1

Description
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An unchecked strcat() in unrtf may overflow the bounds of a static buffer.

Impact
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Using a specially crafted file, possibly delivered by e-mail or over the web, an attacker may execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running UnRTF.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All unrtf users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/unrtf-0.19.3-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] Original Announcement
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/unrtf.txt

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-15.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0