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OpenOffice.org Word Documents Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host has OpenOffice installed and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
- An integer underflow error occurs when parsing certain records in a Word document table. - An heap overflow error occurs when parsing certain records in a Word document when opening a malicious Word document.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenOffice Version prior to 3.1.1 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to OpenOffice Version 3.1.1 or later