Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201606-15 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeXL, allowing remote attackers to executive arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. Versions less than 1.0.1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-15
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeXL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 26, 2016
Bugs: #544426
ID: 201606-15
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeXL, allowing remote
attackers to executive arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Background
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FreeXL is an open source library to extract valid data from within an
Excel (.xls) spreadsheet.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/freexl < 1.0.1 >= 1.0.1
Description
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FreeXL's shared strings and workbook functions are vulnerable to the
remote execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. This can be
achieved through specially crafted workbooks from attackers.
Impact
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Remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code or cause
Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All FreeXL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "dev-libs/freexl-1.0.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2753
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2753
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-2754
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2754
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-2776
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2776
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-15
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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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