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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1268-1 (libwpd)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
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