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FreeBSD Ports: wv

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

FreeBSD Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.1

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

7 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Insight

Insight

The following package is affected: wv CVE-2006-4513 Multiple integer overflows in the WV library in wvWare (formerly mswordview) before 1.2.3, as used by AbiWord, KWord, and possibly other products, allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word (DOC) file that produces (1) large LFO clfolvl values in the wvGetLFO_records function or (2) a large LFO nolfo value in the wvGetFLO_PLF function.

Solution

Solution

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=433 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=434 http://secunia.com/advisories/22595/ http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/d29dc506-8aa6-11db-bd0d-00123ffe8333.html

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