OpenOffice.org OLE buffer overflow
| openoffice-ole-bo (41860) |  High Risk |
Description:
OpenOffice.org is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling OLE files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted OLE file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OpenOffice.org (2.4 or later), available from the OpenOffice.org Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.17.08: Multiple Vendor OpenOffice OLE DocumentSummaryInformation Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- OpenOffice.org Security Bulletin CVE-2008-0320: Manipulated OLE files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
- OpenOffice.org Web site: download: OpenOffice.org Downloads.
- Sun Alert ID: 231642: Security Vulnerability for OLE Files in StarOffice 7 and 8, StarSuite 7 and 8.
- ASA-2008-171: openoffice.org2 security update (RHSA-2008-0175)
- ASA-2008-172: openoffice.org security update (RHSA-2008-0176)
- ASA-2008-192: Security Vulnerability for OLE Files in StarOffice 7 and 8 StarSuite 7 and 8 (Sun 231642)
- BID-28819: OpenOffice Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0320: Heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE importer in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an OLE file with a crafted DocumentSummaryInformation stream.
- DSA-1547: openoffice.org -- several vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:090: Updated OpenOffice.org packages fix vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:095: Updated OpenOffice.org packages fix vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0175: Important: openoffice.org security update
- RHSA-2008-0176: Important: openoffice.org security update
- SA29852: OpenOffice Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA29987: Sun StarOffice/StarSuite Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019890: OpenOffice Heap Overflow in Processing OLE Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:023: OpenOffice.org security problems
- USN-609-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1253: OpenOffice.org Data Processing Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1375: Sun StarOffice/StarSuite File Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell SLE SDK 10
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- OpenOffice OpenOffice.org 1.1.0
- OpenOffice OpenOffice.org 2.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- Sun StarSuite 7.0
Reported:
Apr 17, 2008
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