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Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 2468-1] libjakarta-poi-java security update
From: Yegor Kozlov <yegor.kozlov () dinom ru>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:47:32 +0400
Hi, An explanation of this bug was sent to security () apache org on 1st March, but unfortuntaly it wasn't cc'd to the original reporter (Florian Weimer). Please find the answer below. The POI team believes that it is a regular bug rather than a security issue. The problem happens when parsing a binary MS Word document and support for MS Word has been greatly improved since the version 3.7. The recommended solutions are (in the order of preference): -Try our latest release POI-3.8. There is a good chance the problem is already fixed. - If the problem is still there, please create a new Bugzilla entry and supply more information: the stack trace, the problematic file that triggers OutOfMemoryError and any other details that may help us to fix it. The Apache Bugzilla tracker is avaiable at https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/ Regards, Yegor Kozlov
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2468-1 security at debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer May 09, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libjakarta-poi-java Vulnerability : unbounded memory allocation Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-0213 It was discovered that Apache POI, a Java implementation of the Microsoft Office file formats, would allocate arbitrary amounts of memory when processing crafted documents. This could impact the stability of the Java virtual machine. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6+dfsg-1+squeeze1. We recommend that you upgrade your libjakarta-poi-java packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce at lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPqs4eAAoJEL97/wQC1SS+vW4H/javD0EcF4EUw9KN9zJb8gJG sBtULjsxoMsKOog5L2HNxKuqnU8dBVnJlO+OleAaaThhS6hg/dytsGjZ0Zclro9W Oe7N3INrTgjNZ1t1+rUUP7p03STjVwClcLXzhuxU5jzCIqJ8kxHfHtZUbwo7O9dQ eUkTGtPQIvRlYv9mQtbb4v526EMiSLKQzWF49rguxHQVnePlZ4cTPCg3/je0NdV8 L+E1iThzqQo1MHFX3jFa4sYU2xz4f/d6R6cxul9ElDRLNqnWLe3dmxgaYbNfpD3y +To3gPtYiW2yaFis58iqTOTN8w+yK+ImjR7Vb6RmQVKripx7eWvKAnprO7THpMA= =7m5/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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