[ GLSA 200501-20 ] o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion

[Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>]

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200501-20
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

  Severity: Normal
     Title: o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion
      Date: January 11, 2005
      Bugs: #74478
        ID: 200501-20

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Synopsis
========

A buffer overflow in o3read allows an attacker to execute arbitrary
code by way of a specially crafted XML file.

Background
==========

o3read is a standalone converter for OpenOffice.org files. It allows a
user to dump the contents tree (o3read) and convert to plain text
(o3totxt) or to HTML (o3tohtml) Writer and Calc files.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-text/o3read      <= 0.0.3                            >= 0.0.4

Description
===========

Wiktor Kopec discovered that the parse_html function in o3read.c copies
any number of bytes into a 1024-byte t[] array.

Impact
======

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 o3read.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All o3read users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/o3read-0.0.4"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CAN-2004-1288
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1288
  [ 2 ] Wiktor Kopec advisory
        http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/o3read.txt

Availability
============

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-20.xml

Concerns?
=========

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
=======

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

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature