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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1268-1 (libwpd)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to libwpd announced via advisory DSA 1268-1. iDefense reported several integer overflow bugs in libwpd, a library for handling WordPerfect documents. Attackers were able to exploit these with carefully crafted Word Perfect files that could cause an application linked with libwpd to crash or possibly execute arbitrary.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.1-1sarge1. For the testing distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.7-6. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.7-6. We recommend that you upgrade your libwpd package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201268-1

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)