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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wvWare 1.2.2. Affected by this issue is the function wvgetlfo_records
of the component MSWordView. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple integer overflows in the WV library in wvWare (formerly mswordview) before 1.2.3, as used by AbiWord, KWord, and possibly other products, allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word (DOC) file that produces (1) large LFO clfolvl values in the wvGetLFO_records function or (2) a large LFO nolfo value in the wvGetFLO_PLF function.
The bug was discovered 10/26/2006. The weakness was shared 10/27/2006 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4513 since 08/31/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24587 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wv (MDKSA-2006:202)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 1.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29833) and Tenable (24587).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Integer coercionCWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 24587
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wv (MDKSA-2006:202)
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OpenVAS ID: 57733
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Upgrade: wvWare 1.2.3
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-4513 (🔍)
X-Force: 29833
SecurityTracker: 1017126
Vulnerability Center: 13375 - wvWare Multiple Integer Overflows via Malicious Microsoft Word File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 20761 - wvWare Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22595
OSVDB: 30079 - wvWare LFO and LVL count integer overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-4221
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/12/2019 09:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (74), 07/12/2019 09:05 (11)
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