From: Stefan Cornelius <dercorny@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200603-25 ] OpenOffice.org: Heap overflow in included libcurl
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:52:45 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-25
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenOffice.org: Heap overflow in included libcurl
Date: March 27, 2006
Bugs: #126433
ID: 200603-25
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Synopsis
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OpenOffice.org contains a vulnerable version of libcurl that may cause
a heap overflow when parsing URLs.
Background
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OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite, including word
processing, spreadsheet, presentation, data charting, formula editing
and file conversion facilities. libcurl, which is included in
OpenOffice.org, is a free and easy-to-use client-side library for
transferring files with URL syntaxes, supporting numerous protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/openoffice-bin < 2.0.2 >= 2.0.2
2 app-office/openoffice < 2.0.1-r1 >= 2.0.1-r1
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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OpenOffice.org includes libcurl code. This libcurl code is vulnerable
to a heap overflow when it tries to parse a URL that exceeds a 256-byte
limit (GLSA 200512-09).
Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to call a specially crafted URL with
OpenOffice.org, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary
code with the rights of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All OpenOffice.org binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-2.0.2"
All OpenOffice.org users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-2.0.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-4077
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4077
[ 2 ] Hardened-PHP Advisory 24/2005
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_242005.109.html
[ 3 ] GLSA 200512-09
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-09.xml
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-25.xml
Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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