OpenOffice.org Word Documents Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)

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  3. OpenOffice.org Word Documents Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Summary
The host has OpenOffice installed and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful remote exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution on the affected system which leads to application crash and compromise a vulnerable system. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to OpenOffice Version 3.1.1 or later For updates refer to http://www.openoffice.org/
Insight
- An integer underflow error occurs when parsing certain records in a Word document table. - An heap overflow error occurs when parsing certain records in a Word document when opening a malicious Word document.
Affected
OpenOffice Version prior to 3.1.1 on Linux.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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