(Sun Issues Advisory for StarOffice) OpenOffice.org Office Suite Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Shell Commands
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017819 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017819
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-0239
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 27 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 6, 7, and 8 Update 6
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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. Sun StarOffice is affected.
A remote user can create a specially crafted document that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a stack overflow in the StarCalc parser and execute arbitrary code on the target system [CVE-2007-0238]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Next Generation Security discovered this vulnerability.
A remote user can create a specially crafted URI that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system [CVE-2007-0239]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a document that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
Sun has issued an advisory indicating that StarOffice is affected by the URI vulnerability [CVE-2007-0239]. Sun is working on a fix.
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102807-1
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Cause:
Boundary error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:47:10 -0500
Subject: Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite URL Handler
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102807-1
CVE-2007-0239
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