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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.1046
openoffice.org security update
1 November 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: openoffice.org
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-4233
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2570
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running openoffice.org check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2570-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
October 31, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : openoffice.org
Vulnerability : remote
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-4233
Debian Bug :
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab discovered multiple null-pointer
dereferences based vulnerabilities in OpenOffice which could cause
application crash or even arbitrary code execution using specially crafted
files. Affected file types are LWP (Lotus Word Pro), ODG, PPT (MS Powerpoint
2003) and XLS (MS Excel 2003).
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze8.
openoffice.org package has been replaced by libreoffice in testing (wheezy)
and unstable (sid) distributions.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:3.5.4+dfsg-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:3.5.4+dfsg-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your openoffice.org packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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