MDVSA-2010:035 -- Mandriva openoffice.orgID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:300351 | Date: (C)2012-01-07 (M)2021-11-24 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
This updates provides a new OpenOffice.org version 3.1.1. It holds security and bug fixes described as follow: An integer underflow might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted records in the document table of a Word document, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow . A heap-based buffer overflow might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified records in a crafted Word document, related to table parsing . A heap-based buffer overflow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF file . Multiple heap-based buffer overflows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF+ file . 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 . Further this update provides following bug fixes: OpenOffice.org is not properly configure to use the xdg-email functionality of the FreeDesktop standard . As the template desktop icons are not properly set, it"s not presented under the context menu of applications like Dolphin . The Firefox plugin which enables viewing of OpenOffice documents inside the browser was not enabled.
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Mandriva Linux 2009.1 |