CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2008:0538)

high Nessus Plugin ID 33172

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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

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

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

Sean Larsson found a heap overflow flaw in the OpenOffice memory allocator. If a carefully crafted file was opened by a victim, an attacker could use the flaw to crash OpenOffice.org or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2152)

It was discovered that certain libraries in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 openoffice.org packages had an insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) set in the ELF (Executable and Linking Format) header. A local user able to convince another user to run OpenOffice in an attacker-controlled directory, could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim. (CVE-2008-2366)

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

Solution

Update the affected openoffice.org packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8061b7d6

http://www.nessus.org/u?a15969f1

http://www.nessus.org/u?f63e9955

http://www.nessus.org/u?79c1eecf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33172

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0538.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/16/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-kde, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openoffice.org-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2152, CVE-2008-2366

CWE: 16, 189

RHSA: 2008:0538