OpenOffice.org macro code execution
| openoffice-macro-code-execution (27564) |  High Risk |
Description:
OpenOffice.org could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of BASIC macros embedded within documents. A remote attacker could create an OpenOffice document containing a malicious macro which, once the document is opened, would be automatically executed on the victim's system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the malicious OpenOffice document to a potential victim as an email attachment or hosting it on a Web site.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org 1.1.x
- OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org 2.0.x
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
Remedy:
Refer to OpenOffice.org Security Bulletin 2006-06-29 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1104-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Sun Solaris:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102490 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0573-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-07-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2006:040 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- OpenOffice.org Security Bulletin 2006-06-29, Security Bulletin 2006-06-29 at http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin-20060629.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 102490, Security Vulnerability With Macros in StarOffice/StarSuite at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1.
- ASA-2006-134: openoffice.org security update (RHSA-2006-0573)
- BID-18738: OpenOffice Arbitrary Macro Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2198: OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user.
- DSA-1104: openoffice.org -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200607-12: OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:118: Updated OpenOffice.org packages fix various vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0573: openoffice.org security update
- SA20867: OpenOffice Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA20911: StarOffice / StarSuite Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016414: OpenOffice.org Bugs Let Java Scripts Escape the Sandbox, Macro Code Be Executed, or Arbitrary Code Be Executed on the Target System
- SUSE-SA:2006:040: OpenOffice_org security problems
Reported:
Jun 30, 2006
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