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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2007.0241 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] Security Vulnerability in StarOffice 8 May Lead to Heap Overflow and Arbitrary Code Execution 21 May 2007 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: StarOffice 8 Office Suite Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2007-0002 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102863-1 Revision History: May 21 2007: Issue resolved April 12 2007: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Sun(sm) Alert Notification * Sun Alert ID: 102863 * Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in StarOffice 8 May Lead to Heap Overflow and Arbitrary Code Execution * Category: Security * Product: StarOffice 8 Office Suite * BugIDs: 6520258 * Avoidance: Patch, Workaround * State: Resolved * Date Released: 10-Apr-2007, 17-May-2007 * Date Closed: 17-May-2007 * Date Modified: 17-May-2007 1. Impact Due to a security vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite 8, manipulated WordPerfect files, which may have been provided by a local or remote untrusted user, may lead to heap overflow and arbitrary code execution. This issue is described in the following documents: * CVE-2007-0002 at: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0002 * iDefense Public Advisory at: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.p hp?id=490 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120185-10 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-10 x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120186-10 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-10 Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120184-09 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-09 Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120187-09 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-09 Note: StarOffice/StarSuite versions 6.0 and 7 are not impacted by this issue. 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) On the Windows platform, 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 occurred. 4. Relief/Workaround To work around the described issue, only load WordPerfect files from known sources. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120185-10 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-10 or later x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120186-10 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-10 or later Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120184-09 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-09 or later Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120187-09 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-09 or later Change History 17-May-2007: * State: Resolved * Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections 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. 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