CVE-2007-1466

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.90% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102863-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23006 vdb entry patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10862 vdb entry signature
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2805 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24573 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24588 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24581 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-07.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0033.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24794 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:064 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24550 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=494122
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1268 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24507 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24557 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463033/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:063 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24580 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-437-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24572 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=490 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0976 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017789 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0055.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24856 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1466?
CVE-2007-1466 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1466?
To fix CVE-2007-1466, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1466 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1466 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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