Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openoffice.org (MDVSA-2008:138)

high Nessus Plugin ID 36830

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The updated packages have been patched to fix the issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36830

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-138.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

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:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-mono, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-ooqstart, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-galleries, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-gnome, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-kde, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-af, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-galleries, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-gnome, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-kde, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-af, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-bs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-en_gb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-es, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-hi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-mk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pt_br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ta, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-sv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ta, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-zu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-mono, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-ooqstart, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-bs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-cy, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-el, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-en_gb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-es, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-hi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-mk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-nb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-nn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-pt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org64-l10n-pt_br

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2152

CWE: 189

MDVSA: 2008:138