OpenOffice.org Office Suite Integer Overflow in Processing WMF/EMF Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017466
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017466
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5870
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 3 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.0.4
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in OpenOffice.org Office Suite. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted WMF/EMF file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a source code patch, available at:
http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/39509/alloc.overflows.wmf.patch
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Vendor URL: www.openoffice.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:11:20 -0500
Subject: OpenOffice
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http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042
> The attached patch catches corrupt wmf/emf files with out of bounds values in
> the emf/wmf file
CVE-2006-5870
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