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Debian DSA-579-1 : abiword - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15677

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the wv library, used for converting and previewing word documents. On exploitation an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application.

Solution

Upgrade the abiword package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody2.

The package in the unstable distribution (sid) is not affected.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-579

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15677

File Name: debian_DSA-579.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:abiword, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0645

DSA: 579