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OpenOffice.org Suite File Format Buffer Overflow
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SUMMARY
" <http://www.openoffice.org/> OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and
multilingual office suite and an open-source project."
Improper handling of XML files allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
using OpenOffice.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* OpenOffice version 1.1.5
* OpenOffice version 2.0.2
* OpenOffice version 2.0.1.1
* StarOffice version 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice version 7
* StarSuite version 7
* StarSuite version 8
Immune Systems:
* OpenOffice.org version 2.0.3
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to
1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-complicit attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a crafted OpenOffice XML document that is not properly
handled by (1) Calc, (2) Draw, (3) Impress, (4) Math, or (5) Writer, aka
"File Format / Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Vendor Status:
OpenOffice has issued a patch for version 1.1.5.
Sun has released a patch for versions 7 and 8. The patch available at:
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102501-1>
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102501-1
CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3117>
CVE-2006-3117
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:nisr@nextgenss.com>
NGSSoftware Security.
The original article can be found at:
<http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/openoffice.txt>
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/openoffice.txt
The vendor advisory can be found at:
<http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-3117.html>
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-3117.html
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