Debian dla-4870 : antiword - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 374414

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4870 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4870-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz October 30, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : antiword Version : 0.37-16+deb12u1

Several issues have been found in antiword, a tool to converts MS Word files to text, PS, PDF and XML. Unfortunately no issue has been assigned a CVE id yet. The issues are related to heap out-of-bounds write in several parts of the software or integer divide by zero.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 0.37-16+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your antiword packages.

For the detailed security status of antiword please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/antiword

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the antiword packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 374414

File Name: debian_DLA-4870.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/31/2026

Updated: 10/31/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:antiword

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2026

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