wv - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: wv (main)
version: 1.2.9-9
maintainer: Debian QA Group (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.2.9-4.2
oldstable: 1.2.9-5
stable: 1.2.9-8
unstable: 1.2.9-9

versioned links

1.2.9-4.2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.9-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.9-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.9-9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libwv-1.2-4t64
libwv-dev
wv (26 bugs: 1, 13, 12, 0)

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watch file debian/watch, reading webpage
  http://www.abisource.com/downloads/wv/ failed: 500 Can't connect to www.abisource.com:80 (Temporary failure in name resolution)

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-10-24 20:00

3 security issues in trixie high

There are 3 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-112055: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetPAPX_FKP and wvGetCHPX_FKP caused by an unvalidated FKP run count. Attackers can supply a crafted .doc file with a large crun value to read kilobytes past the 512-byte stack buffer, crashing applications like AbiWord.
CVE-2026-112056: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

TEMP-1148725-B715F6: (needs triaging)

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-09-27 Last update: 2026-10-22 18:30

3 security issues in sid high

There are 3 open security issues in sid.

3 important issues:

CVE-2026-112055: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetPAPX_FKP and wvGetCHPX_FKP caused by an unvalidated FKP run count. Attackers can supply a crafted .doc file with a large crun value to read kilobytes past the 512-byte stack buffer, crashing applications like AbiWord.
CVE-2026-112056: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.
TEMP-1148725-B715F6:

Created: 2026-09-27 Last update: 2026-10-22 18:30

3 security issues in bookworm high

There are 3 open security issues in bookworm.

3 important issues:

CVE-2026-112055: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetPAPX_FKP and wvGetCHPX_FKP caused by an unvalidated FKP run count. Attackers can supply a crafted .doc file with a large crun value to read kilobytes past the 512-byte stack buffer, crashing applications like AbiWord.
CVE-2026-112056: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.
TEMP-1148725-B715F6:

Created: 2026-09-27 Last update: 2026-10-22 18:30

3 security issues in forky high

There are 3 open security issues in forky.

3 important issues:

CVE-2026-112055: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetPAPX_FKP and wvGetCHPX_FKP caused by an unvalidated FKP run count. Attackers can supply a crafted .doc file with a large crun value to read kilobytes past the 512-byte stack buffer, crashing applications like AbiWord.
CVE-2026-112056: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.
TEMP-1148725-B715F6:

Created: 2026-09-27 Last update: 2026-10-19 05:00

lintian reports 39 warnings high

Lintian reports 39 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-03-21 Last update: 2026-05-15 22:30

debian/patches: 1 patch with invalid metadata, 13 patches to forward upstream high

Among the 14 debian patches available in version 1.2.9-9 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
13 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-03-21 11:30

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-10-22 Last update: 2026-10-24 19:33

O: This package has been orphaned and needs a maintainer. normal

This package has been orphaned. This means that it does not have a real maintainer at the moment. Please consider adopting this package if you are interested in it. Please see bug number #816327 for more information.

Created: 2017-12-02 Last update: 2017-12-02 00:27

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for wv (- to 1.2.9-9): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating wv would introduce bugs in testing: #1148725
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/w/wv.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ 218 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2026-10-23] wv REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-26] wv 1.2.9-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-20] Accepted wv 1.2.9-9 (source) into unstable (Alexandre Detiste)
[2024-05-03] wv 1.2.9-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-14] Accepted wv 1.2.9-8 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
[2024-03-09] Accepted wv 1.2.9-7 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-29] Accepted wv 1.2.9-6.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-05] Accepted wv 1.2.9-6.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Steve Langasek)
[2023-09-23] wv 1.2.9-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-18] Accepted wv 1.2.9-6 (source) into unstable (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2022-11-19] wv 1.2.9-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-11-14] Accepted wv 1.2.9-5 (source) into unstable (Marcos Talau)
[2016-03-23] wv 1.2.9-4.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-03-16] Accepted wv 1.2.9-4.2 (source) into unstable (Gianfranco Costamagna)
[2015-02-01] wv 1.2.9-4.1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-01-26] Accepted wv 1.2.9-4.1 (source) into unstable (Helmut Grohne)
[2014-10-08] wv 1.2.9-4 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2014-10-02] Accepted wv 1.2.9-4 (source amd64) into unstable (Dmitry Smirnov)
[2014-10-01] Accepted wv 1.2.9-3.1 (source amd64) into unstable (Ondřej Surý)
[2012-03-17] wv 1.2.9-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-03-06] Accepted wv 1.2.9-3 (source amd64) (Dmitry Smirnov) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2012-02-18] wv 1.2.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-02-11] Accepted wv 1.2.9-2 (source amd64) (Dmitry Smirnov) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2012-02-10] Accepted wv 1.2.9-1 (source amd64) (Dmitry Smirnov) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2012-01-24] Accepted wv 1.2.9-0.1 (source amd64) (Dmitry Smirnov) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2011-11-30] wv 1.2.4-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-11-20] Accepted wv 1.2.4-2.1 (source amd64) (Jari Aalto) (signed by: tony mancill)
[2007-04-09] wv 1.2.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2006-12-17] Accepted wv 1.2.4-2 (source i386) (Daniel Walrond) (signed by: Stuart Teasdale)
[2006-11-13] wv 1.2.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 24 27
RC: 1
I&N: 10 13
M&W: 13
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 1.2.9-9
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