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GLSA-201502-09 : Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81232

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-09 (Antiword: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in wordole.c in Antiword.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document using Antiword, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Antiword users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/antiword-0.37-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81232

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201502-09.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:antiword, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8123

BID: 71386

GLSA: 201502-09