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RedHat: Important: openoffice.org security update Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
RedHat Linux Updated openoffice.org 1.x packages to correct multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
=====================================================================
                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: openoffice.org security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0176-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0176.html
Issue date:        2008-04-17
CVE Names:         CVE-2007-5746 CVE-2008-0320 
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated openoffice.org 1.x packages to correct multiple security issues are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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

2. 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

3. Description:

OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop
applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager,
formula editor, and drawing program.

A heap overflow flaw was found in the EMF parser. An attacker could create
a carefully crafted EMF file that could cause OpenOffice.org to crash or
possibly execute arbitrary code if the malicious EMF image was added to a
document or if a document containing the malicious EMF file was opened by a
victim. (CVE-2007-5746)

A heap overflow flaw was found in the OLE Structured Storage file parser.
(OLE Structured Storage is a format used by Microsoft Office documents.) An
attacker could create a carefully crafted OLE file that could cause
OpenOffice.org to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was
opened by a victim. (CVE-2008-0320)

All users of OpenOffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain backported fixes to correct these issues.

4. 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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

435675 - CVE-2007-5746 openoffice.org: EMF files parsing EMR_BITBLT record heap overflows
435676 - CVE-2008-0320 openoffice.org: OLE files parsing heap overflows

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-41.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

ppc:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.ppc.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.ppc.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.ppc.rpm
openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.ppc.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.ppc.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.src.rpm

i386:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-kde-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-debuginfo-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm
openoffice.org-libs-1.1.5-10.6.0.3.EL4.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5746
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0320
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
 
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