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Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:070 (openoffice.org)

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Mandrake Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

2.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to openoffice.org announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:070.

Insight

Insight

senddoc uses temporary files (/tmp/log.obr.4043) in a insecure way which enables local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using a symlink attack (CVE-2008-4937). This update provides fix for that vulnerability. Update: Further this update is a rebuild against (lastest) xulrunner 1.9.0.6. Affected: 2008.1

Solution

Solution

To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:070

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