Gentoo: GLSA-201703-01: OpenOffice: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Summary
An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in OpenOffice Impress when handling MetaActions.
Resolution
All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1513 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1513 [ 2 ] TALOS-2016-0051 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0051/
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-01
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
A vulnerability in OpenOffice Impress could cause memory corruption.
Background
Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/openoffice-bin < 4.1.3 >= 4.1.3
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted OpenDocument Presentation .ODP or Presentation Template .OTP file using OpenOffice Impress, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.