Packages
- gnumeric -
Details
Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered that the XLS spreadsheet
handling code in Gnumeric did not correctly calculate needed memory sizes.
If a user or automated system were tricked into loading a specially crafted
XLS document, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user
privileges.
Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered that the XLS spreadsheet
handling code in Gnumeric did not correctly calculate needed memory sizes.
If a user or automated system were tricked into loading a specially crafted
XLS document, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user
privileges.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart gnumeric to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | gnumeric – 1.7.11-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | gnumeric – 1.7.8-0ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | gnumeric – 1.7.0-1ubuntu4.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | gnumeric – 1.6.3-0ubuntu4.1 | ||
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