1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200405-04 / openoffice |
| Release Date | May 11, 2004 |
| Latest Revision | October 27, 2004: 02 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-office/openoffice | <= 1.1.1 | >= 1.1.1-r1 | Intel compatible |
| app-office/openoffice | <= 1.0.3-r1 | >= 1.0.3-r2 | PowerPC |
| app-office/openoffice | <= 1.1.0-r3 | >= 1.1.0-r4 | Sparc |
| app-office/openoffice-ximian | <= 1.1.51 | >= 1.1.51-r1 | All supported architectures |
| app-office/openoffice-bin | < 1.1.2 | >= 1.1.2 | All supported architectures |
| app-office/openoffice-ximian-bin | <= 1.1.52 | * | All supported architectures |
Warning: *: Needs to be manually updated |
Related bugreports: #47926
Several format string vulnerabilities are present in the Neon library included in OpenOffice.org, allowing remote execution of arbitrary code when connected to an untrusted WebDAV server.
OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, data charting, formula editing, and file conversion facilities.
OpenOffice.org includes code from the Neon library in functions related to publication on WebDAV servers. This library is vulnerable to several format string attacks.
If you use the WebDAV publication and connect to a malicious WebDAV server, this server can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running OpenOffice.org.
As a workaround, you should not use the WebDAV publication facilities.
There is no Ximian OpenOffice.org binary version including the fix yet. All users of the openoffice-ximian-bin package making use of the WebDAV openoffice-ximian source-based package.
openoffice users on the x86 architecture should:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-office/openoffice-1.1.1-r1" # emerge ">=app-office/openoffice-1.1.1-r1" |
openoffice users on the sparc architecture should:
Code Listing 3.2: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-office/openoffice-1.1.0-r3" # emerge ">=app-office/openoffice-1.1.0-r3" |
openoffice users on the ppc architecture should:
Code Listing 3.3: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-office/openoffice-1.0.3-r1" # emerge ">=app-office/openoffice-1.0.3-r1" |
openoffice-ximian users should:
Code Listing 3.4: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-office/openoffice-ximian-1.1.51-r1" # emerge ">=app-office/openoffice-ximian-1.1.51-r1" |
openoffice-bin users should:
Code Listing 3.5: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-1.1.2" # emerge ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-1.1.2" |