USN-444-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities
27 March 2007
OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities
Releases
Details
A stack overflow was discovered in OpenOffice.org's StarCalc parser. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote
attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2007-0238)
A flaw was discovered in OpenOffice.org's link handling code. If a user
were tricked into clicking a link in a specially crafted document, a
remote attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands with user
privileges. (CVE-2007-0239)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.10
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openoffice.org-calc
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2.0.4-0ubuntu5
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openoffice.org-core
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2.0.4-0ubuntu5
Ubuntu 6.06
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openoffice.org2-base
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2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
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openoffice.org-calc
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2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
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ia32-libs-openoffice.org
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11.0.2
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openoffice.org2-calc
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2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
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openoffice.org-core
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2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
Ubuntu 5.10
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openoffice.org2-core
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1.9.129-0.1ubuntu4.3-1
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openoffice.org2-calc
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1.9.129-0.1ubuntu4.3-1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart OpenOffice, or
reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.