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Apache OpenOffice < 4.0 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69185
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host has a program affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Apache OpenOffice installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0. It is, therefore, affected by memory corruption vulnerabilities related to the handling of PLCF (Plex of Character Positions in File) data and unknown XML elements in OOXML files. This can lead to application crashes and, potentially, other unspecified impacts.Solution
Upgrade to Apache OpenOffice version 4.0 or later.See Also
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2013-2189.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2013-4156.html
https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/a_short_celebration_and_then
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69185
File Name: openoffice_40.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/1/2013
Updated: 11/27/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4156
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:openoffice
Required KB Items: SMB/OpenOffice/Build
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-2189, CVE-2013-4156