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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55712
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-17 (AbiWord)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200510-17.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-17.

Vulnerability Insight:
AbiWord is vulnerable to an additional set of buffer overflows 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-2.2.11'

CVSS Score:
5.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2972
BugTraq ID: 15096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096
Debian Security Information: DSA-894 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc@lists.debian.org/msg28251.html
http://www.osvdb.org/20015
http://secunia.com/advisories/17199
http://secunia.com/advisories/17200
http://secunia.com/advisories/17213
http://secunia.com/advisories/17264
http://secunia.com/advisories/17551
https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086
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