Package : libwpd Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-0002
iDefense reported several integer overflow bugs in libwpd, a library for handling WordPerfect documents. Attackers were able to exploit these with carefully crafted Word Perfect files that could cause an application linked with libwpd to crash or possibly execute arbitrary.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.1-1sarge1.
For the testing distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.7-6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.7-6.
We recommend that you upgrade your libwpd package.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------