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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Update RHSA-2010:0459-01 for OpenOffice

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Calendar Grey June 7, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Debian issued a critical security notice regarding libreoffice.org focusing on macro vulnerabilities and potential Python execution threats.
Updated openoffice.org packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation manager, formula editor, and a drawing program.
A flaw was found in the way OpenOffice.org enforced a macro security setting for macros, written in the Python scripting language, that were embedded in OpenOffice.org documents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted OpenOffice.org document and previewed the macro directory structure, it could lead to Python macro execution even if macro execution was disabled. (CVE-2010-0395)
All users of OpenOffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, this erratum provides updated openoffice.org2 packages. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, this erratum provides updated openoffice.org packages. All running instances of OpenOffice.org applications must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux execution risk openoffice.org macro execution

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0395 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: openoffice.org2-base-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-calc-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-core-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-debuginfo-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-draw-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-emailmerge-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-graphicfilter-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-impress-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-javafilter-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-af_ZA-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-ar-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-bg_BG-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-bn-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-ca_ES-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-cs_CZ-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-cy_GB-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-da_DK-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-de-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-el_GR-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm openoffice.org2-langpack-es-2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.4.i386.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0459-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0459.html
Issue date: 2010-06-07

Topic

Updated openoffice.org packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux execution risk openoffice.org macro execution

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ppc, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

574119 - CVE-2010-0395 openoffice.org Execution of Python code when browsing macros

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