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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200606-24">
+ <title>wv2: Integer overflow</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ An integer overflow could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">wv2</product>
+ <announced>2006-06-23</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2006-06-23</revised>
+ <bug>136759</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="app-text/wv2" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.2.3</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.2.3</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ wv2 is a filter library for Microsoft Word files, used in many Office
+ suites.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ A boundary checking error was found in wv2, which could lead to an
+ integer overflow.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
+ running the program that uses the library via a maliciously crafted
+ Microsoft Word document.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All wv2 users should update to the latest stable version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=app-text/wv2-0.2.3"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2197">CVE 2006-2197</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-06-21T15:46:28Z">
+ DerCorny
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-06-21T17:08:02Z">
+ hlieberman
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-06-21T18:19:37Z">
+ DerCorny
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>