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CentOS 5 : libwpd (CESA-2012:1043)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59737

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libwpd packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

libwpd is a library for reading and converting Corel WordPerfect Office documents.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libwpd processed certain Corel WordPerfect Office documents (.wpd files). An attacker could provide a specially crafted .wpd file that, when opened in an application linked against libwpd, such as OpenOffice.org, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2149)

All libwpd users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications that are linked against libwpd must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libwpd packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5ee0d5f4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59737

File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-1043.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/28/2012

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2149

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2149

BID: 53570

RHSA: 2012:1043