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OpenOffice XML External Entity RDF Document Handling Information Disclosure

high Nessus Plugin ID 58727

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an application affected by a data leakage vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of OpenOffice.org that has flaws in the way certain XML components are processed for external entities in ODF documents. These flaws can be utilized to access and inject the content of local files into an ODF document without a user's knowledge or permission, or inject arbitrary code that would be executed when opened by the user.

Solution

Either upgrade to 340m1(Build:9589) or apply the patch referenced in the vendor's advisory.

See Also

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-0037.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58727

File Name: openoffice_2012_0037.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/12/2012

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sun:openoffice.org

Required KB Items: SMB/OpenOffice/Build, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0037

BID: 52681