OpenOffice 64-bit Memory Allocation Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020764
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020764
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3282
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 27 2008
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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): 2.4.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in OpenOffice. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a numeric truncation error in
the memory allocator and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Some
64-bit systems are affected.
The vulnerability resides in 'sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c'.
Chris Evans of the Google Security
Team reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-006.html
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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 fix.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=92217
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Vendor URL: www.openoffice.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Underlying OS Comments: Some 64-bit systems are affected.
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:49:32 -0400
Subject: OpenOffice
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http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=92217
CVE-2008-3282
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