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Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 9.1 / current : KOffice/KWord (SSA:2005-310-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20150

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New KOffice packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue with KWord. A buffer overflow in the RTF import functionality could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected koffice package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3a242cd9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20150

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2005-310-02.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 11/7/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:koffice, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2971

SSA: 2005-310-02