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ELSA-2008-0538 Important: Enterprise Linux openoffice.org security update

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ELSA-2008-0538 Important: Enterprise Linux openoffice.org security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

06/10/2008

Created

07/25/2018

Added

12/20/2011

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-openoffice-org
oracle-linux-upgrade-openoffice-org-i18n
oracle-linux-upgrade-openoffice-org-kde
oracle-linux-upgrade-openoffice-org-libs

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2008-2152
29622
29695
CVE - 2008-2152
CVE - 2008-2366
OVAL11361
OVAL9787
RHSA-2008:0537
RHSA-2008:0538
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-June/000647.html
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-June/000648.html
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