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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63521
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:070 (openoffice.org)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to openoffice.org;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:070.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to openoffice.org
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:070.

Vulnerability Insight:
senddoc uses temporary files (/tmp/log.obr.4043) in an insecure way
which enables local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using
a symlink attack (CVE-2008-4937).

This update provides fix for that vulnerability.

Update:

Further this update is a rebuild against (latest) xulrunner 1.9.0.6.

Affected: 2008.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

CVSS Score:
2.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4937
BugTraq ID: 30925
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2
XForce ISS Database: openoffice-senddoc-symlink(44829)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829
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