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| <title>wv2: Integer overflow</title> |
| <synopsis> |
| An integer overflow could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
| </synopsis> |
| <product type="ebuild">wv2</product> |
| <announced>June 23, 2006</announced> |
| <revised>June 23, 2006: 01</revised> |
| <bug>136759</bug> |
| <access>remote</access> |
| <affected> |
| <package name="app-text/wv2" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">0.2.3</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">0.2.3</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| </affected> |
| <background> |
| <p> |
| wv2 is a filter library for Microsoft Word files, used in many Office |
| suites. |
| </p> |
| </background> |
| <description> |
| <p> |
| A boundary checking error was found in wv2, which could lead to an |
| integer overflow. |
| </p> |
| </description> |
| <impact type="normal"> |
| <p> |
| An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user |
| running the program that uses the library via a maliciously crafted |
| Microsoft Word document. |
| </p> |
| </impact> |
| <workaround> |
| <p> |
| There is no known workaround at this time. |
| </p> |
| </workaround> |
| <resolution> |
| <p> |
| All wv2 users should update to the latest stable version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/wv2-0.2.3"</code> |
| </resolution> |
| <references> |
| <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2197">CVE 2006-2197</uri> |
| </references> |
| <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:46:28 +0000"> |
| DerCorny |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:08:02 +0000"> |
| hlieberman |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:19:37 +0000"> |
| DerCorny |
| </metadata> |
| </glsa> |