CVE-2007-0002
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in WordPerfect Document importer/exporter (libwpd) before 0.8.9 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect file in which values to loop counters are not properly handled in the (1) WP3TablesGroup::_readContents and (2) WP5DefinitionGroup_DefineTablesSubGroup::WP5DefinitionGroup_DefineTablesSubGroup functions. NOTE: the integer overflow has been split into CVE-2007-1466.
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (libwpd) | RHSA-2007:0055 | 2007-03-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (libwpd) | RHSA-2007:0055 | 2007-03-16 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Fridrich Štrba and iDefense for alerting us to this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation