Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openoffice.org (MDVSA-2010:075)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48178

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Synopsis

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

Description

This updates provides a security update to the OpenOffice.org described as follow :

OpenOffice's xmlsec uses a bundled Libtool which might load .la file in the current working directory allowing local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file. For enabling such vulnerability xmlsec has to use --enable-crypto_dl building flag however it does not, although the fix keeps protected against this threat whenever that flag had been enabled (CVE-2009-3736).

Addittionaly this update provides following bug fixes :

OpenOffice.org is not properly configure to use the xdg-email functionality of the FreeDesktop standard (#52195).

Template desktop icons are not properly set up then they are not presented under the context menu of applications like Dolphin (#56439).

libia_ora-gnome is added as suggest as long as that package is needed for a better look (#57385#c28).

It is enabled a fallback logic to properly select an OpenOffice.org style whenever one is set up but that is not installed (#57530#c1, #53284, #45133, #39043)

It is enabled the Firefox plugin for viewing OpenOffice.org documents inside browser.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48178

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-075.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/30/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ar, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-eu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-zu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-pyuno, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-tr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-et, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-style-hicontrast, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-base, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-calc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-pt_br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-af, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-cy, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-es, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-math, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-eu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-it, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-pt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-mk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-it, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-de, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-en_gb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-bg, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ja, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-style-crystal, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-fi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-pl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ko, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-tr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-draw, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-en_us, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ca, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-wiki-publisher, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-writer, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ru, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-hi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-es, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-fi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-fr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-sk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ta, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-af, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-da, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-style-tango, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-nn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-bs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ta, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-fr, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-openclipart, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-mono, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ru, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-cs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-hi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-nl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-ja, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-filter-binfilter, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-style-galaxy, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-he, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-nb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-testtool, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-presentation-minimizer, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-el, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-presenter-screen, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-mk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-pt_br, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ko, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-hu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-nb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-hu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-sl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-impress, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-cy, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ar, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-bs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-java-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-zu, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-en_gb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-bg, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-he, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-gnome, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-pdfimport, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-core, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-ca, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-de, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-sk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-da, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-style-industrial, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-et, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-cs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-help-sv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:openoffice.org-l10n-el

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3736

BID: 37128

MDVSA: 2010:075

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