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Gentoo: GLSA-200410-17 Low: OpenOffice.org Sensitive Files Risk

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2004
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LibreOffice on Gentoo exhibits vulnerable temporary files that put users' data at risk. Severity: Low. Update suggested.
OpenOffice.org uses insecure temporary files which could allow a malicious local user to gain knowledge of sensitive information from other users' documents

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-17 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Low Title: OpenOffice.org: Temporary files disclosure Date: October 20, 2004 Bugs: #63556 ID: 200410-17

Synopsis ======= OpenOffice.org uses insecure temporary files which could allow a malicious local user to gain knowledge of sensitive information from other users' documents.
Background ========= OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, data charting, formula editing, and file conversion facilities.
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