RHEL 5 : libwpd (RHSA-2007:0055)

high Nessus Plugin ID 25312

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libwpd packages to correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

libwpd is a library for reading and converting Word Perfect documents.

iDefense reported several overflow bugs in libwpd. An attacker could create a carefully crafted Word Perfect file that could cause an application linked with libwpd, such as OpenOffice, to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim.
(CVE-2007-0002)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix for this issue.

Red Hat would like to thank Fridrich Strba for alerting us to these issues and providing a patch.

Solution

Update the affected libwpd, libwpd-devel and / or libwpd-tools packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-0002

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-1466

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0055

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25312

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0055.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/25/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwpd-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0002, CVE-2007-1466

BID: 23006

CWE: 119, 189

RHSA: 2007:0055