Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wv2 (MDKSA-2006:109)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21753

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A boundary checking error was discovered in the wv2 library, used for accessing Microsoft Word documents. This error can lead to an integer overflow induced by processing certain Word files.

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21753

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-109.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 6/24/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wv2_1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wv2_1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwv2_1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwv2_1-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2197

BID: 18437

MDKSA: 2006:109

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