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.

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
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
• Novell, Linux Desktop 9
• Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
• Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
• 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 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
• Sun, StarSuite 7.0
• SuSE, SLE SDK 10

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.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.17.08, Multiple Vendor OpenOffice OLE DocumentSummaryInformation Heap Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=694.
• OpenOffice.org Security Bulletin CVE-2008-0320, Manipulated OLE files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution at http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-0320.html.
• OpenOffice.org Web site, download: OpenOffice.org Downloads at http://download.openoffice.org/.
• Sun Alert ID: 231642, Security Vulnerability for OLE Files in StarOffice 7 and 8, StarSuite 7 and 8 at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231642-1.
• 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
• FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1253: OpenOffice.org Data Processing Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1375: Sun StarOffice/StarSuite File Handling Code Execution 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

Reported:

Apr 17, 2008

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