[ GLSA 200704-12 ] OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200704-12
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: April 16, 2007
      Bugs: #170828
        ID: 200704-12

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenOffice.org,
allowing for remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

OpenOffice.org is an open source office productivity suite, including
word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, data charting,
formula editing, and file conversion facilities.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package                    /  Vulnerable  /            Unaffected
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  1  app-office/openoffice         < 2.1.0-r1              >= 2.1.0-r1
  2  app-office/openoffice-bin       < 2.2.0                  >= 2.2.0
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     2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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John Heasman of NGSSoftware has discovered a stack-based buffer
overflow in the StarCalc parser and an input validation error when
processing metacharacters in a link. Also OpenOffice.Org includes code
from libwpd making it vulnerable to heap-based overflows when
converting WordPerfect document tables (GLSA 200704-07).

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running OpenOffice.org.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenOffice.org users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-2.1.0-r1"

All OpenOffice.org binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-2.2.0"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-0002
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0002
  [ 2 ] CVE-2007-0238
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0238
  [ 3 ] CVE-2007-0239
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0239
  [ 4 ] GLSA-200704-07
        http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-07.xml

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-12.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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