OpenOffice.org oowriter code execution

ooo-oowriter-ce (65031)

High Risk

Description:

OpenOffice.org could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free vulnerability in oowriter. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted RTF file containing malformed tags, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the 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 (3.3 or later), available from the OpenOffice.org Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

• IBM Support & Downloads Web site: IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0 Component Fix Pack 2 Release Notes.
• OpenOffice.org Web Site: OpenOffice.org.
• Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2011: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2011.
• VSR Security Advisories: OpenOffice.org Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities.
• BID-46031: OpenOffice Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2010-3452: Use-after-free vulnerability in oowriter in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tags in an RTF document.
• DSA-2151: openoffice.org -- several vulnerabilities
• OSVDB ID: 70713: OpenOffice.org (OOo) oowriter RTF Document Crafted Tags Use-after-free Overflow
• RHSA-2011-0181: Important: openoffice.org and openoffice.org2 security update
• RHSA-2011-0182: Important: openoffice.org security update
• RHSA-2011-0183: Important: openoffice.org security and bug fix update
• SA44202: IBM Lotus Symphony OpenOffice.org Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SUSE-SR:2011:007: SUSE Security Summary Report
• VUPEN/ADV-2011-0230: OpenOffice.org Buffer Overflow and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Server
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server EUS 6.0.z
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.0.0
• Sun OpenOffice.org 2.0.3
• Sun OpenOffice.org 2.0.4
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.1.0
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.2.0
• Sun OpenOffice.org 2.2.1
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.3.0
• Sun OpenOffice.org 2.3.1
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.4.0
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.4.1
• Sun Openoffice.Org 2.4.2
• Sun OpenOffice.org 2.4.3
• Sun Openoffice.Org 3.0.0
• Sun Openoffice.Org 3.0.1
• Sun Openoffice.Org 3.1.0
• Sun Openoffice.Org 3.1.1
• Sun OpenOffice.org 3.2.0
• Sun OpenOffice.org 3.2.1

Reported:

Jan 26, 2011

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