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>> wvWare wv2 Word Document Handling Client-Side Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : wvWare wv2 Word Document Handling Client-Side Integer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2350
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2197
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-06-14
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A vulnerability has been identified in wvWare wv2, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This flaw is due to an integer overflow error in the "word_helper.h" file that does not properly handle malformed Word documents, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document using an application linked against a vulnerable library.
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ChangeLog
2006-06-14 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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