CESA-2007:0055: libwpd security update
Description
Updated libwpd packages to correct a security issue are now available for CentOS Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
libwpd is a library for reading and converting Word Perfect documents. iDefense reported several overflow bugs in libwpd. An attacker could create a carefully crafted Word Perfect file that could cause an application linked with libwpd, such as OpenOffice, to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim. (CVE-2007-0002) All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix for this issue. CentOS would like to thank Fridrich Strba for alerting us to these issues and providing a patch.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-libwpd
- centos-upgrade-libwpd-devel
- centos-upgrade-libwpd-tools
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