Package : openoffice.org
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE IDs : CVE-2008-2237 CVE-2008-2238
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenOffice.org
office suite:
CVE-2008-2237
The SureRun Security team discovered a bug in the WMF file parser
that can be triggered by manipulated WMF files and can lead to
heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-2238
An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense discovered a bug
in the EMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated EMF
files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 2.4.1-12.
For the experimental distribution these problems have been fixed in
version 3.0.0~rc3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your OpenOffice.org package.
Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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