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| "http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2238">CVE-2008-2238</a></h2> |
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| <h3>Manipulated WMF files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code |
| execution</h3> |
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| <ul> |
| <li><strong>Synopsis:</strong>Manipulated EMF files can lead to heap |
| overflows and arbitrary code execution</li> |
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| <li><strong>State:</strong> Resolved</li> |
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| <h4>1. Impact</h4> |
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| <p>A security vulnerability with the way OpenOffice 2.x process EMF files |
| may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite |
| document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on |
| the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite. No |
| working exploit is known right now.</p> |
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| <h4>2. Affected releases</h4> |
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| <p>All versions prior to OpenOffice.org 2.4.2</p> |
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| <h4>3. Symptoms</h4> |
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| <p>There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this issue has |
| occurred</p> |
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| <h4>4. Relief/Workaround</h4> |
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| <p>There is no workaround. See "Resolution" below.</p> |
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| <h4>5. Resolution</h4> |
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| <p>This issue is addressed in the following release:</p> |
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| <p><strong>OpenOffice.org 2.4.2</strong></p> |
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| <p><em>Note: OpenOffice.org 3.0 is not affected by this |
| vulnerability.</em></p> |
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| <h4>6. Comments</h4> |
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| <p>OpenOffice.org acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working |
| with the <a href="http://labs.idefense.com/vcp">iDefense VCP</a>.</p> |
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