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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0442 -- [Win][Linux][Solaris]
StarOffice/StarSuite three vulnerabilities allow execution
of arbitrary code
3 July 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: StarOffice 8 and prior
StarSuite 8
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Windows
Solaris
Linux variants
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2006-2198 CAN-2006-2199 CAN-2006-3117
Ref: ESB-2006.0439
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102475-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102501-1
Comment: This bulletin contains three separate Sun alerts describing
vulnerabilities in StarOffice and StarSuite. These are the
same as reported previously for OpenOffice in ESB-2006.0439.
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102475
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With Java Applets in
StarOffice/StarSuite
* Category: Security
* Product: StarOffice 7 Office Suite, StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite,
StarOffice 8 Office Suite
* BugIDs: 6438333, 6438460
* Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
* State: Workaround
* Date Released: 30-Jun-2006
* Date Closed:
* Date Modified:
1. Impact
It may be possible for a local or remote user to execute Java Applets
which destroy/replace system files, read or send private data, and/or
cause additional security issues by inducing a local user to load a
specially crafted StarOffice/StarSuite document.
This issue is also described in the following document:
CVE CAN-2006-2199 at
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2006-2199
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120185-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-05
x86 Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120186-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-05
Linux Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-10
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120184-04
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-04
Windows Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-09
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120187-04
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-04
Note: StarOffice 5.x will not be evaluated regarding the potential
impact of the issue described in this Sun Alert.
To determine the version of StarOffice installed on a system, the
following command can be run (for /<staroffice program
dir>/program/bootstraprc):
% cat bootstraprc | grep Product
ProductKey=StarOffice 8
ProductPatch=(Product Update 2)
Or using the GUI, do the following (with StarOffice/StarSuite open):
1. Open the "Help" menu
2. Choose "About StarOffice" (StarSuite)
The version is displayed first in the "about" text.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issue has been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
To work around the described issue, disable support for Java Applets
(for StarOffice/StarSuite) by doing the following:
StarOffice 6 and 7:
In options dialog: Select --> Tools/Options/StarOffice/Security -->
uncheck "Enable Applets"
StarOffice 8
There is no longer a User Interface (UI) for configuring this option
in StarOffice 8; the change must be done in configuration files with a
text editor. Add the following into your StarOffice settings for
(typically) this file
"~/.staroffice8/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu":
<node oor:name="Java">
<node oor:name="Applet">
<prop oor:name="Enable" oor:type="xs:boolean">
<value>false</value>
</prop>
</node>
</node>
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120185-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-05 or later
x86 Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120186-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-05 or later
Linux Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-10 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120184-04 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-04
Windows
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-09 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120187-04 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-04 or later
Notes: With the updated versions for StarOffice/StarSuite, support for
Java applets in StarOffice will be disabled.
A final resolution is pending completion.
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may
or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. BY ACCESSING THIS DOCUMENT
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE
OUT OF YOUR USE OR FAILURE TO USE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
This Sun Alert notification contains Sun proprietary and confidential
information. It is being provided to you pursuant to the provisions of
your agreement to purchase services from Sun, or, if you do not have
such an agreement, the Sun.com Terms of Use. This Sun Alert
notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these
agreements.
Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102490
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With Macros in
StarOffice/StarSuite
* Category: Security
* Product: StarOffice 7 Office Suite, StarOffice 8 Office Suite
* BugIDs: 6438334
* Avoidance: Patch
* State: Workaround
* Date Released: 30-Jun-2006
* Date Closed:
* Date Modified:
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite may make it possible
to inject basic code into documents which is executed upon loading of
the document. The user will not be asked or notified and the macro
will have full access to system resources with current user's
privileges. As a result, the macro may delete/replace system files,
read/send private data and/or cause additional security issues.
Note: Disabling document macros will not prevent this issue.
This issue is also described in CVE CAN-2006-2198 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-2198
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120185-06
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-06
x86 Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120186-06
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-06
Linux Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-11
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120184-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-05
Windows
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-10
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120187-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-05
Note: StarOffice 6.0 is not affected by this issue. StarOffice 5.x
will not be evaluated regarding the potential impact of this issue.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issue has been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120185-06 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-06 or later
x86 Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120186-06 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-06 or later
Linux Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-11 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120184-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-05 or later
Windows
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-10 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120187-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-05 or later
A final resolution is pending completion.
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may
or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. BY ACCESSING THIS DOCUMENT
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE
OUT OF YOUR USE OR FAILURE TO USE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
This Sun Alert notification contains Sun proprietary and confidential
information. It is being provided to you pursuant to the provisions of
your agreement to purchase services from Sun, or, if you do not have
such an agreement, the Sun.com Terms of Use. This Sun Alert
notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these
agreements.
Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102501
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With Malformed XML Documents in
StarOffice/ StarSuite
* Category: Security
* Product: StarOffice 7 Office Suite, StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite,
StarOffice 8 Office Suite
* BugIDs: 6442187
* Avoidance: Patch
* State: Workaround
* Date Released: 30-Jun-2006
* Date Closed:
* Date Modified:
1. Impact
It may be possible for a local or remote unprivileged user to crash
StarOffice/StarSuite or to execute arbitrary commands with the
privileges of a user running the StarOffice/StarSuite application by
inducing that user to load a specially crafted StarOffice/StarSuite
document.
This issue is also described in the following document:
CVE CAN-2006-3117 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-3117
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120185-06
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-06
x86 Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120186-06
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-06
Linux Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-11
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120184-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-05
Windows Platform
* StarOffice 6 Office Suite
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-10
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120187-05
* StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-05
Note: StarOffice 5.x will not be evaluated regarding the potential
impact of the issue described in this Sun Alert.
To determine the version of StarOffice installed on a system, the
following command can be run (for /<staroffice program
dir>/program/bootstraprc):
% cat bootstraprc | grep Product
ProductKey=StarOffice 8
ProductPatch=(Product Update 2)
Or using the GUI, do the following (with StarOffice/StarSuite open):
1. Open the "Help" menu
2. Choose "About StarOffice" (StarSuite)
The version is displayed first in the "about" text.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this issue has
been exploited to execute code with the privileges of a local user.
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution
section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120185-06 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-06 or later
x86 Platform
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120186-06 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-06 or later
Linux Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-11 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120184-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-05 or later
Windows Platform
* StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-10 or later
* StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120187-05 or later
* StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-05 or later
A final resolution is pending completion.
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may
or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. BY ACCESSING THIS DOCUMENT
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE
OUT OF YOUR USE OR FAILURE TO USE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
This Sun Alert notification contains Sun proprietary and confidential
information. It is being provided to you pursuant to the provisions of
your agreement to purchase services from Sun, or, if you do not have
such an agreement, the Sun.com Terms of Use. This Sun Alert
notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these
agreements.
Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved
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