Low: libwpd

Issue Overview:

In libwpd 0.10.2, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function WP6ContentListener::defineTable in WP6ContentListener.cpp that will lead to a denial of service attack. This is related to WPXTable.h.(CVE-2018-19208)

Affected Packages:

libwpd

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libwpd to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libwpd-0.10.0-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libwpd-tools-0.10.0-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libwpd-devel-0.10.0-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libwpd-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libwpd-0.10.0-2.amzn2.i686  
    libwpd-tools-0.10.0-2.amzn2.i686  
    libwpd-devel-0.10.0-2.amzn2.i686  
    libwpd-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.amzn2.i686  
  
noarch:  
    libwpd-doc-0.10.0-2.amzn2.noarch  
  
src:  
    libwpd-0.10.0-2.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libwpd-0.10.0-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libwpd-tools-0.10.0-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libwpd-devel-0.10.0-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libwpd-debuginfo-0.10.0-2.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-19208

Mitre: CVE-2018-19208