[tdf-discuss] security-related information, CVE-2012-2665 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption handling code

Caolán McNamara <caolanm -AT- redhat.com>

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:10:18 +0100

https://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/ CVE-2012-2665 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption handling code Multiple heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing code of LibreOffice. An attacker could create a specially-crafted file in the Open Document Format for Office Applications (ODF) format which when opened could cause arbitrary code execution. Thanks to Timo Warns of PRE-CERT for reporting this flaw. Users are recommended to upgrade to 3.5.5 to avoid this flaw C. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+help@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted

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[tdf-discuss] security-related information, CVE-2012-2665 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption handling code · Caolán McNamara

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