Updated KOffice packages that fix a security issue are now available for CentOS Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
KOffice is a collection of productivity applications for the K Desktop Environment (KDE) GUI desktop. An integer overflow bug was found in KOffice's PPT file processor. An attacker could create a malicious PPT file that could cause KOffice to execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim. (CVE-2006-6120) All users of KOffice are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contains a backported patch to correct this issues.
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