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Debian Security Advisory DSA 894-1 (abiword)
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 abiword announced via advisory DSA 894-1. Chris Evans discoverd several buffer overflows in the RTF import mechanism of AbiWord, a WYSIWYG word processor based on GTK 2. Opening a specially crafted RTF file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.7-3sarge2. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.10-1. We recommend that you upgrade your abiword package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20894-1