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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KDE KOffice 1.6.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function in the library filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc of the component Filters. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files (filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc) in KOffice before 1.6.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT file, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.
The bug was discovered 11/29/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6120 since 11/26/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24664 (Slackware 10.2 : koffice (SSA:2006-357-04)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 1.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30624) and Tenable (24664).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24664
Nessus Name: Slackware 10.2 : koffice (SSA:2006-357-04)
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OpenVAS ID: 57755
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-357-04 koffice
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Upgrade: KOffice 1.6.1
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Sources
Vendor: kde.orgAdvisory: ubuntu.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6120 (🔍)
X-Force: 30624
SecurityTracker: 1017318
Vulnerability Center: 13379 - KOffice Integer Overflow in the Kpresenter Import Filter for Microsoft PowerPoint Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21354 - KOffice PPT Files Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23143
OSVDB: 31701 - KOffice - PPT Files - Integer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4771
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/12/2019 09:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (74), 07/12/2019 09:15 (12)
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