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  2. USN-524-1

USN-524-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerability

Publication date

4 October 2007

Overview

OpenOffice.org vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

An integer overflow was discovered in the TIFF handling code in OpenOffice.
If a user were tricked into loading a malicious TIFF image, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

An integer overflow was discovered in the TIFF handling code in OpenOffice.
If a user were tricked into loading a malicious TIFF image, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart OpenOffice to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
7.04 feisty openoffice.org-core –  2.2.0-1ubuntu5
6.10 edgy openoffice.org-core –  2.0.4-0ubuntu7
6.06 dapper openoffice.org2-base –  2.0.2-2ubuntu12.5
openoffice.org-core –  2.0.2-2ubuntu12.5

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