- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: OpenOffice.org: EMF/WMF file handling vulnerabilities Date: January 12, 2007 Bugs: #159951 ID: 200701-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A truncation error and integer overflows in the EMF/WMF file handling of OpenOffice.org could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== OpenOffice.org is an open source office productivity suite, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, data charting, formula editing, and file conversion facilities. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/openoffice-bin < 2.1.0 >= 2.1.0 2 app-office/openoffice < 2.0.4 >= 2.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== John Heasman of NGSSoftware has discovered integer overflows in the EMR_POLYPOLYGON and EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 processing and an error within the handling of META_ESCAPE records. Impact ====== An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause heap overflows and potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running OpenOffice.org by enticing the user to open a document containing a malicious WMF/EMF file. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround known at this time. Resolution ========== All OpenOffice.org binary users should update to version 2.1.0 or later: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-2.1.0" All OpenOffice.org users should update to version 2.0.4 or later: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-2.0.4" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5870 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5870 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-07.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5