CVE-2006-4513

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the WV library in wvWare (formerly mswordview) before 1.2.3, as used by AbiWord, KWord, and possibly other products, allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word (DOC) file that produces (1) large LFO clfolvl values in the wvGetLFO_records function or (2) a large LFO nolfo value in the wvGetFLO_PLF function.

Affected products

Wvware: through 1.2.2

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=433
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=434
http://secunia.com/advisories/22595
http://secunia.com/advisories/22680
http://secunia.com/advisories/22705
http://secunia.com/advisories/23273
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-01.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017126
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:202
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20761

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