GLSA 201703-01: OpenOffice: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	OpenOffice: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/19/2017
Bugs:	#597080
ID:	201703-01

Synopsis

A vulnerability in OpenOffice Impress could cause memory corruption.

Background

Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/openoffice-bin	< 4.1.3	>= 4.1.3	All supported architectures

Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in OpenOffice Impress when handling MetaActions.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted OpenDocument Presentation .ODP or Presentation Template .OTP file using OpenOffice Impress, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201703-01.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.