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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61783
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1661-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openoffice.org' package(s) announced via the DSA-1661-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openoffice.org' package(s) announced via the DSA-1661-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'openoffice.org' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2237
BugTraq ID: 31962
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962
Debian Security Information: DSA-1661 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10784
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021120
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242627-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:026 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103
XForce ISS Database: openoffice-wmf-bo(46165)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46165
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2238
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153
XForce ISS Database: openoffice-emf-file-bo(46166)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166
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