Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-070 - senddoc uses temporary files (/tmp/log.obr.4043) in an insecure way which enables local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using a symlink attack. This update provides a fix for that vulnerability. Also, this update is a rebuild against (latest) xulrunner 1.9.0.6.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org might allow for user-assisted execution of arbitrary code or symlink attacks. Two heap-based buffer overflows when processing WMF files and EMF files were discovered. Dmitry E. Oboukhov also reported an insecure temporary file usage within the senddoc script. Versions less than 3.0.0 are affected.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-677-1 - Multiple memory overflow flaws were discovered in OpenOffice.org's handling of WMF and EMF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that senddoc, as included in OpenOffice.org, created temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
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