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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : openoffice.org vulnerabilities (USN-903-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 44912
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
It was discovered that the XML HMAC signature system did not correctly check certain lengths. If an attacker sent a truncated HMAC, it could bypass authentication, leading to potential privilege escalation.(CVE-2009-0217)
Sebastian Apelt and Frank Reissner discovered that OpenOffice did not correctly import XPM and GIF images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-2949, CVE-2009-2950)
Nicolas Joly discovered that OpenOffice did not correctly handle certain Word documents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2009-3301, CVE-2009-3302)
It was discovered that OpenOffice did not correctly handle certain VBA macros correctly. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could execute arbitrary macro commands, bypassing security controls. (CVE-2010-0136).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44912
File Name: ubuntu_USN-903-1.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 2/25/2010
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-pdfimport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-presentation-minimizer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-presenter-console, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-emailmerge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ure-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-oootypes1.0-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-report-builder, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-basetypes1.0-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-industrial, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-kab, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-types1.1-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cli-uno-bridge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-crystal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:broffice.org, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-officebean, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-tango, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-gnome, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-writer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-uretypes1.0-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-report-builder-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ttf-opensymbol, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-calc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-andromeda, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-dev-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-dtd-officedocument1.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-cppuhelper1.0-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-kde, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-uno, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-math, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-filter-binfilter, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uno-libs3-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-wiki-publisher, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uno-libs3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-draw, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-sdbc-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-l10n-in, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmythes-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-java-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-headless, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-impress, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-l10n-za, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-qa-api-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-ogltrans, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-gcj, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-galaxy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozilla-openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cli-ure1.0-cil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-base-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-hicontrast, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-style-human, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-qa-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-evolution, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuno-cil
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0217, CVE-2009-2949, CVE-2009-2950, CVE-2009-3301, CVE-2009-3302, CVE-2010-0136