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.

StarSuite 8 (Solaris_x86): Update 18.
Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Mar/15/11

StarOffice 8 (Solaris_x86): Update 18.
Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Mar/15/11

StarSuite 8 (Solaris): Update 18.
Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Mar/15/11

StarOffice 8 (Solaris): Update 18.
Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Mar/15/11

USN-313-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenOffice for Ubuntu 5.04 and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. This followup advisory provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 5.10.

For reference, these are the details of the original USN :

It was possible to embed Basic macros in documents in a way that OpenOffice.org would not ask for confirmation about executing them. By tricking a user into opening a malicious document, this could be exploited to run arbitrary Basic code (including local file access and modification) with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-2198)

A flaw was discovered in the Java sandbox which allowed Java applets to break out of the sandbox and execute code without restrictions. By tricking a user into opening a malicious document, this could be exploited to run arbitrary code with the user's privileges. This update disables Java applets for OpenOffice.org, since it is not generally possible to guarantee the sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2006-2199)

A buffer overflow has been found in the XML parser. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted XML file with OpenOffice.org, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-3117).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was possible to embed Basic macros in documents in a way that OpenOffice.org would not ask for confirmation about executing them. By tricking a user into opening a malicious document, this could be exploited to run arbitrary Basic code (including local file access and modification) with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-2198)

A flaw was discovered in the Java sandbox which allowed Java applets to break out of the sandbox and execute code without restrictions. By tricking a user into opening a malicious document, this could be exploited to run arbitrary code with the user's privileges. This update disables Java applets for OpenOffice.org, since it is not generally possible to guarantee the sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2006-2199)

A buffer overflow has been found in the XML parser. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted XML file with OpenOffice.org, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-3117).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Following security problems were found in OpenOffice_org :

  - CVE-2006-2198: A security vulnerability in     OpenOffice.org may make it possible to inject basic code     into documents which is executed upon loading of the     document. The user will not be asked or notified and the     macro will have full access to system resources with     current user's privileges. As a result, the macro may     delete/replace system files, read/send private data     and/or cause additional security issues.

    Note that this attack works even with Macro execution     disabled.

    This attack allows remote attackers to modify files /     execute code as the user opening the document.

  - CVE-2006-2199: A security vulnerability related to     OpenOffice.org documents may allow certain Java applets     to break through the 'sandbox' and therefore have full     access to system resources with current user privileges.
    The offending Applets may be constructed to     destroy/replace system files, read or send private data,     and/or cause additional security issues.

    Since Java applet support is only there for historical     reasons, as StarOffice was providing browser support,     the support has nown been disabled by default.

  - CVE-2006-3117: A buffer overflow in the XML utf8     converter allows for a value to be written to an     arbitrary location in memory. This may lead to command     execution in the context of the current user.

Rectifies an error patch condition where by corrupt wmf/emf files with out of bounds values in the emf/wmf file could enable an attacker by constructing a malicious file to execute arbitrary code if opened in OpenOffice by a victim.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Loading malformed XML documents can cause buffer overflows in OpenOffice.org, a free office suite, and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.  It turned out that the correction in DSA 1104-1 was not sufficient, hence, another update. For completeness please find the original advisory text below :

  Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenOffice.org, a   free office suite. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project   identifies the following problems :

    - CVE-2006-2198       It turned out to be possible to embed arbitrary BASIC       macros in documents in a way that OpenOffice.org does       not see them but executes them anyway without any user       interaction.

    - CVE-2006-2199       It is possible to evade the Java sandbox with       specially crafted Java applets.

    - CVE-2006-3117       Loading malformed XML documents can cause buffer       overflows and cause a denial of service or execute       arbitrary code.

  This update has the Mozilla component disabled, so that the   Mozilla/LDAP addressbook feature won't work anymore. It didn't work   on anything else than i386 on sarge either.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200607-12 (OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Internal security audits by OpenOffice.org have discovered three     security vulnerabilities related to Java applets, macros and the XML     file format parser.
    Specially crafted Java applets can     break through the 'sandbox'.
    Specially crafted macros make it     possible to inject BASIC code into documents which is executed when the     document is loaded.
    Loading a malformed XML file can cause a     buffer overflow.
  Impact :

    An attacker might exploit these vulnerabilities to escape the Java     sandbox, execute arbitrary code or BASIC code with the permissions of     the user running OpenOffice.org.
  Workaround :

    Disabling Java applets will protect against the vulnerability in the     handling of Java applets. There are no workarounds for the macro and     file format vulnerabilities.

OpenOffice.org 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-complicit attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user. (CVE-2006-2198)

An unspecified vulnerability in Java Applets in OpenOffice.org 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-complicit attackers to escape the Java sandbox and conduct unauthorized activities via certain applets in OpenOffice documents. (CVE-2006-2199)

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-complicit attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenOffice XML document that is not properly handled by (1) Calc, (2) Draw, (3) Impress, (4) Math, or (5) Writer, aka 'File Format / Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.' (CVE-2006-3117)

Updated packages are patched to address this issue.

Updated openoffice.org packages are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, formula editor, and drawing program.

A Sun security specialist reported an issue with the application framework. An attacker could put macros into document locations that could cause OpenOffice.org to execute them when the file was opened by a victim. (CVE-2006-2198)

A bug was found in the OpenOffice.org Java virtual machine implementation. An attacker could write a carefully crafted Java applet that can break through the 'sandbox' and have full access to system resources with the current user privileges. (CVE-2006-2199)

A buffer overflow bug was found in the OpenOffice.org file processor.
An attacker could create a carefully crafted XML file that could cause OpenOffice.org to write data to an arbitrary location in memory when the file was opened by a victim. (CVE-2006-3117)

All users of OpenOffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes for these issues.

The remote host is running a version of OpenOffice.org which is older than version 2.0.3.

An attacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host.

To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have him open it. The file could be crafted in such a way that it could exploit a buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org's XML parser, or by containing rogue macros.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
107858	Solaris 10 (x86) : 120190-23	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	high
107857	Solaris 10 (x86) : 120186-23	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	high
107356	Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120189-23	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	high
107355	Solaris 10 (sparc) : 120185-23	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	high
27889	Ubuntu 5.10 : openoffice.org2-amd64, openoffice.org2 vulnerabilities (USN-313-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
27888	Ubuntu 5.04 / 6.06 LTS : openoffice.org-amd64, openoffice.org vulnerabilities (USN-313-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
27134	openSUSE 10 Security Update : OpenOffice_org (OpenOffice_org-1698)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
24184	Fedora Core 5 : openoffice.org-2.0.2-5.20.2 / Fedora Core 6 : openoffice.org-2.0.4-5.5.10 (2007-005)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
22646	Debian DSA-1104-2 : openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
22120	GLSA-200607-12 : OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
22014	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : OpenOffice.org (MDKSA-2006:118)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
21916	RHEL 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (RHSA-2006:0573)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
21906	CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2006:0573)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
21784	OpenOffice < 2.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high

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