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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-05.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f93b327 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200807-05"> + <title>OpenOffice.org: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in OpenOffice.org. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">openoffice openoffice-bin</product> + <announced>July 09, 2008</announced> + <revised>July 09, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>225723</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-office/openoffice" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.4.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.4.1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-office/openoffice-bin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.4.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.4.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenOffice.org is an open source office productivity suite, including + word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, data charting, + formula editing, and file conversion facilities. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Sean Larsson (iDefense Labs) reported an integer overflow in the + function rtl_allocateMemory() in the file + sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code + with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenOffice.org users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-2.4.1"</code> + <p> + All OpenOffice.org binary users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-2.4.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2152">CVE-2008-2152</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:24:43 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:24:50 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:42:11 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |