SourceForge Wordperfect Document Importer-exporter up to 0.8.8 _readcontents numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in SourceForge Wordperfect Document Importer-exporter up to 0.8.8 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function wp6generaltextpacket::_readcontents. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the WP6GeneralTextPacket::_readContents function in WordPerfect Document importer/exporter (libwpd) before 0.8.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-0002.

The bug was discovered 03/16/2007. The weakness was presented 03/16/2007 by Sean Larsson (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1466 since 03/16/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24877 (CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2007:0033)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156210 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for OpenOffice.org (ELSA-2007:0033)).

Upgrading to version 0.8.9 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 (33110) and Tenable (24877). See 35734, 35733 and 35627 for similar entries.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 24877
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2007:0033)
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OpenVAS ID: 58194
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200704-07 (libwpd)
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Upgrade: Wordperfect Document Importer-exporter 0.8.9
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Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Sean Larsson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1466 (🔍)
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X-Force: 33110
SecurityTracker: 1017789
Vulnerability Center: 14738 - WordPerfect Document Importer/Exporter User Assisted Remote DoS and Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 23006 - LibWPD Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24507 - libwpd Multiple Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33315 - libwpd multiple buffer overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-0976

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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/17/2019 09:54
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (89), 07/17/2019 09:54 (4)
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