FreeBSD : openoffice -- arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities (842bafdd-be2f-11dd-a578-0030843d3802)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34979

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The OpenOffice Team reports :

A security vulnerability with the way OpenOffice 2.x process WMF files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite. No working exploit is known right now.

A security vulnerability with the way OpenOffice 2.x process EMF files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite. No working exploit is known right now.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2237.html

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?80d9a4e7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34979

File Name: freebsd_pkg_842bafddbe2f11dda5780030843d3802.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 12/1/2008

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:freebsd:freebsd:openoffice.org-2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openoffice.org-2-rc, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openoffice.org-2-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2008

Reference Information

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

CWE: 119