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GLSA-200710-24 : OpenOffice.org: Heap-based buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 27556

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200710-24 (OpenOffice.org: Heap-based buffer overflow)

 iDefense Labs reported that the TIFF parsing code uses untrusted values to calculate buffer sizes, which can lead to an integer overflow resulting in heap-based buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running OpenOffice.org.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All OpenOffice.org users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/openoffice-2.3.0' All OpenOffice.org binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/openoffice-bin-2.3.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200710-24

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27556

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200710-24.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 10/25/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openoffice, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openoffice-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2834

CWE: 189

GLSA: 200710-24