wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:10699

Info

wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10699
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0645
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 09 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 06:16AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Karol Weisek.
Vulnerable: wvWare wvWare 1.0
wvWare wvWare 0.7.6
wvWare wvWare 0.7.5
wvWare wvWare 0.7.4
wvWare wvWare 0.7.1
wvWare wvWare 0.7
Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.0 mips
Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
Debian Linux 3.0 arm
Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.7
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.6
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.5
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.4
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.3
AbiSource Community AbiWord 1.0.4
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 AbiSource Community AbiWord 1.0.2
AbiSource Community AbiWord 0.99.5
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Not Vulnerable: AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.9
AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.8

Discussion

wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

wvWare is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system in order to gain unauthorized access.

Successful exploit of this issue can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a vulnerable application.

This issue affects wvWare 0.7.4. Versions 0.7.5, 0.7.6 and 1.0.0 are also affected by a variant of this issue.

Exploit / POC

wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
A patch is available from the vendor to address this issue.

Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 579-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Conectiva Linux has released advisory CLA-2004:863 and fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200407-11) to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users can carry out the following commands to update their computers:

emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=app-text/wv-1.0.0-r1"
emerge ">=app-text/wv-1.0.0-r1"

Fedora has released advisory FEDORA-2004-224 for Core 1 and FEDORA-2004-225 for Core 2 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisories for more information.

Mandrake Linux has released advisory MDKSA-2004:077 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 550-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux has made an advisory available dealing with this issue.

Conectiva has released advisory CLA-2004:902 for abiword. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

A Fedora Legacy advisory FLSA:1906 is available to address this issue in abiword for Red Hat 7.3 i386 and 9.0 i386. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


wvWare wvWare 0.7

wvWare wvWare 0.7.1

wvWare wvWare 0.7.4

wvWare wvWare 0.7.5

wvWare wvWare 0.7.6

AbiSource Community AbiWord 0.99.5

wvWare wvWare 1.0

AbiSource Community AbiWord 1.0.2

AbiSource Community AbiWord 1.0.4

AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.3

AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.4

AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.5

AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.6

AbiSource Community AbiWord 2.0.7

References

wvWare Library Field.c WVHANDLEDATETIMEPICTURE Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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