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RedHat 3-4: RHSA-2008:0538-01 Critical: OpenOffice.org Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch for OpenOffice.org on Red Hat Linux addressing buffer overflow and unsafe library pathways.
It was discovered that certain libraries in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 openoffice.org packages had an insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) set in the E...

Solution

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

This update is available via 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, presentation manager, formula editor, and drawing program.
Sean Larsson found a heap overflow flaw in the OpenOffice memory allocator. If a carefully crafted file was opened by a victim, an attacker could use the flaw to crash OpenOffice.org or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2152)
It was discovered that certain libraries in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 openoffice.org packages had an insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) set in the ELF (Executable and Linking Format) header. A local user able to convince another user to run OpenOffice in an attacker-controlled directory, could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim. (CVE-2008-2366)
All users of openoffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes which correct these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux critical threat heap overflow OpenOffice.org insecure RPATH

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2152 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2366 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
x86_64: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
x86_64: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
x86_64: openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0538-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0538.html
Issue date: 2008-06-12

Topic

Updated openoffice.org packages to correct two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux critical threat heap overflow OpenOffice.org insecure RPATH

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, x86_64

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

450518 - CVE-2008-2152 OpenOffice.org overflow possible on allocation

450532 - CVE-2008-2366 openoffice.org: insecure relative RPATH in OOo 1.1.x packages

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