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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200606-24">
  <title>wv2: Integer overflow</title>
  <synopsis>
    An integer overflow could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">wv2</product>
  <announced>June 23, 2006</announced>
  <revised>June 23, 2006: 01</revised>
  <bug>136759</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="app-text/wv2" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.2.3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">0.2.3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    wv2 is a filter library for Microsoft Word files, used in many Office
    suites.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    A boundary checking error was found in wv2, which could lead to an
    integer overflow.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
    running the program that uses the library via a maliciously crafted
    Microsoft Word document.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All wv2 users should update to the latest stable version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=app-text/wv2-0.2.3&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2197">CVE 2006-2197</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:46:28 +0000">
    DerCorny
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:08:02 +0000">
    hlieberman
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:19:37 +0000">
    DerCorny
  </metadata>
</glsa>