---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,700 different Windows applications. Request your account, the Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI): http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Sun StarOffice Office Suite TIFF Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA26891 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/26891/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: StarOffice 6.x http://secunia.com/product/2089/ StarOffice / StarSuite 7.x http://secunia.com/product/3062/ StarOffice / StarSuite 8.x http://secunia.com/product/10337/ DESCRIPTION: Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun StarOffice, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to integer overflows when processing certain tags within TIFF images. This can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document. Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code. For more information: SA26816 The vulnerabilities are reported in StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite, StarOffice 7 Office Suite, and StarOffice 8 Office Suite. SOLUTION: Apply patches. -- SPARC Platform -- StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0: Apply patch 112885-09 or later StarOffice/StarSuite 7: Apply patch 116519-15 or later StarOffice 8: Apply patch 120185-12 or later StarSuite 8: Apply patch 120189-12 or later -- x86 Platform -- StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0: Apply patch 112886-09 or later StarOffice/StarSuite 7: Apply patch 117073-13 or later StarOffice 8: Apply patch 120186-12 or later StarSuite 8: Apply patch 120190-12 or later -- Linux Platform -- StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0: Apply patch 112887-09 or later StarOffice/StarSuite 7: Apply patch 116518-15 or later StarSuite 8: Apply patch 120184-11 or later StarOffice 8: Apply patch 120188-11 or later -- Windows Platform -- StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0: Apply patch 112888-09 or later StarOffice/StarSuite 7: Apply patch 116520-14 or later StarOffice 8: Apply patch 120187-11 or later StarSuite 8: Apply patch 120191-11 or later PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported via iDefense Labs. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Sun: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102994-1 iDefense Labs: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=593 OTHER REFERENCES: SA26816: http://secunia.com/advisories/26816/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------