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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53271
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-579-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'abiword' package(s) announced via the DSA-579-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'abiword' package(s) announced via the DSA-579-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the wv library, used for converting and previewing word documents. On exploitation an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody2.

The package in the unstable distribution (sid) is not affected.

We recommend that you upgrade your abiword package.

Affected Software/OS:
'abiword' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0645
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:863
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000863
Debian Security Information: DSA-579 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-579
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1906
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-11.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=115&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:077
http://www.osvdb.org/7761
XForce ISS Database: wvware-wvhandledatetimepicture-bo(16660)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16660
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