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SciLinux SL4: OpenOffice.org Security Update for CVE-2007-0245

Calendar Jun 21, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory security update software fix heap overflow openoffice.org SL4
Important: openoffice.org security update 
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:25:08 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for openoffice.org on SL4.x, i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Important: openoffice.org security update
Issue date: 2007-06-13
CVE Names: CVE-2007-0245

A heap overflow flaw was found in the RTF import filer. An attacker could
create a carefully crafted RTF file that could cause OpenOffice.org to
crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a
victim. (CVE-2007-0245)

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
	openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.src.rpm
 i386:
	openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm
	openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4.i386.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson