Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wv
announced via advisory DSA 550-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20550-1
Insight
iDEFENSE discovered a buffer overflow in the wv library, used to convert and preview Microsoft Word documents. An attacker could create a specially crafted document that could lead wvHtml to execute arbitrary code on the victims machine.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.1+rvt-2woody3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your wv package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0645 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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