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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5de43c50 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200812-13"> + <title>OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org might allow for user-assisted + execution of arbitrary code or symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">openoffice openoffice-bin</product> + <announced>December 12, 2008</announced> + <revised>December 12, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>235824</bug> + <bug>244995</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-office/openoffice" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.0</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-office/openoffice-bin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenOffice.org is an open source office productivity suite, including + word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, data charting, + formula editing, and file conversion facilities. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Two heap-based buffer overflows when processing WMF files + (CVE-2008-2237) and EMF files (CVE-2008-2238) were discovered. Dmitry + E. Oboukhov also reported an insecure temporary file usage within the + senddoc script (CVE-2008-4937). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + document, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code. A local + attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on + the system. Both cases happen with the privileges of the user running + the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenOffice.org users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-3.0.0"</code> + <p> + All OpenOffice.org binary users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-3.0.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2237">CVE-2008-2237</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2238">CVE-2008-2238</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4937">CVE-2008-4937</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:50:25 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:56:21 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:46:56 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |