openSUSE Security Update : koffice (koffice-801)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40015

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The pdf filter of koffice is prone to several buffer overflows. Due to the large number of problems and the huge backporting effort that would be needed the filter has been disabled.

Solution

Update the affected koffice packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487097

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40015

File Name: suse_11_0_koffice-090416.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-database, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-database-mysql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-database-psql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-extra, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-illustration, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-planning, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-presentation, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-ruby, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-spreadsheet, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koffice-wordprocessing, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2009