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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201703-01 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: OpenOffice: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: March 19, 2017 |
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Bugs: #597080 |
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ID: 201703-01 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in OpenOffice Impress could cause memory corruption. |
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Background |
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Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office software suite for word |
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processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-office/openoffice-bin |
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< 4.1.3 >= 4.1.3 |
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Description |
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An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in OpenOffice Impress |
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when handling MetaActions. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted |
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OpenDocument Presentation .ODP or Presentation Template .OTP file using |
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OpenOffice Impress, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code |
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with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1513 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1513 |
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[ 2 ] TALOS-2016-0051 |
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http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0051/ |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-01 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |