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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0615 -- [Win][Linux][Solaris] A Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite 8 may allow file manipulation and Arbitrary Code execution 13 June 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: StarOffice 8 Update 10 and prior Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris Linux variants Windows Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-2152 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-237944-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 237944 : A Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite 8 may allow file manipulation and Arbitrary Code execution Bug ID: 6702916 Product StarOffice 8, StarSuite 8 Date of Resolved Release: 11-Jun-2008 SA Document Body A Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite 8 may allow file manipulation and Arbitrary Code execution 1. Impact A security vulnerability in the custom memory allocation function of StarOffice/StarSuite 8 may lead to heap overflows and file manipulation. This could allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of that user. Sun acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) (http://labs.idefense.com/vcp/). This issue is also described in the following document: CVE-2008-2152 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2152 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 prior to Update 11 * StarSuite 8 prior to Update 11 x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 prior to Update 11 * StarSuite 8 prior to Update 11 Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 prior to Update 11 * StarSuite 8 prior to Update 11 Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 prior to Update 11 * StarSuite 8 prior to Update 11 * StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone prior to Update 11 Note: StarOffice/StarSuite 7 is not impacted by this issue. To determine the version of StarOffice/StarSuite installed on a system, the following command can be run (for <program dir>/program/bootstraprc): % grep Product bootstraprc ProductKey=StarOffice 11 ProductPatch=(Product Update XXXXXXX) 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 occurred 4. Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 Update 11 or later * StarSuite 8 Update 11 or later x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 Update 11 or later * StarSuite 8 Update 11 or later Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 Update 11 or later * StarSuite 8 Update 11 or later Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 Update 11 or later * StarSuite 8 Update 11 or later * StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone Update 11 or later StarOffice Updates are available at http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=patches/xprod-StarOffice&nav =pub-patches For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. 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. 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