Gentoo: GLSA-200606-24 Normal Severity: wv2 Integer Overflow Code Execution
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June 23, 2006
An integer overflow could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-24
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: wv2: Integer overflow
Date: June 23, 2006
Bugs: #136759
ID: 200606-24
Synopsis
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An integer overflow could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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wv2 is a filter library for Microsoft Word files, used in many Office
suites.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/wv2 < 0.2.3 >= 0.2.3
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A boundary checking error was found in wv2, which could lead to an
integer overflow.
Impact
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An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
running the program that uses the library via...
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