Debian DSA-1661-1 : openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 34669

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenOffice.org office suite :

- CVE-2008-2237 The SureRun Security team discovered a bug in the WMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated WMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.

- CVE-2008-2238 An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense discovered a bug in the EMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated EMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the OpenOffice.org package.

For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch6.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34669

File Name: debian_DSA-1661.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/31/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:debian:debian_linux:openoffice.org, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2237, CVE-2008-2238

CWE: 119

DSA: 1661

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