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OpenOffice rtl_allocateMemory() Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

General

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

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host has OpenOffice.Org installed, which is prone to remote code execution vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The issue is due to a numeric truncation error within the rtl_allocateMemory() method in alloc_global.c file.

Affected Software

Affected Software

OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and prior on Linux.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to OpenOffice.org Version 3.2.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)