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CentOS 3 / 5 : openoffice.org (CESA-2008:0939)

high Nessus Plugin ID 36765

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated openoffice.org packages that correct security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

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.

SureRun Security Team discovered an integer overflow flaw leading to a heap buffer overflow in the Windows Metafile (WMF) image format parser. An attacker could create a carefully crafted document containing a malicious WMF file that could cause OpenOffice.org to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim.
(CVE-2008-2237)

Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the Enhanced Windows Metafile (EMF) parser. An attacker could create a carefully crafted document containing a malicious EMF file that could cause OpenOffice.org to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim. (CVE-2008-2238)

All users of OpenOffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected openoffice.org packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9ec339bf

http://www.nessus.org/u?d843a76c

http://www.nessus.org/u?bdc4a060

http://www.nessus.org/u?a5aa66ae

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36765

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0939.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-calc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-hu_hu, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-lt_lt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-zu_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-impress, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-fr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-nso_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-writer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-pyuno, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-it, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-xh_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-draw, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-bg_bg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-xsltfilter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-bn, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ko_kr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ml_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ca_es, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-da_dk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-gl_es, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ve_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ta_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ur, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-math, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-th_th, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ss_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-sdk, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-sdk-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-sr_cs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-tr_tr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-mr_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-de, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-st_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-pt_br, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-et_ee, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-te_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-kn_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-nl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-hi_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-as_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-fi_fi, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ru, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-headless, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-javafilter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-he_il, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ts_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-pa_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-af_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-or_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-nb_no, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-nn_no, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-graphicfilter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-gu_in, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-cy_gb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ga_ie, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ja_jp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-tn_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-sv, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-es, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ms_my, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-nr_za, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-emailmerge, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-testtools, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-pl_pl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-eu_es, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-sk_sk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-sl_si, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-el_gr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-hr_hr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-cs_cz, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-pt_pt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-langpack-ar, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-core

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2008

Reference Information

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

BID: 31962

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2008:0939