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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55502
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-20 (AbiWord)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200509-20.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200509-20.

Vulnerability Insight:
AbiWord is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during RTF import,
making it vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All AbiWord users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/abiword-2.2.10'

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2964
BugTraq ID: 14971
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14971
Debian Security Information: DSA-894 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-20.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/19717
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014982
http://secunia.com/advisories/16982
http://secunia.com/advisories/16990
http://secunia.com/advisories/17012
http://secunia.com/advisories/17052
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
http://secunia.com/advisories/17551
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:023 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-188-1
XForce ISS Database: abiword-rtf-importer-bo(22454)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22454
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