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Family: Windows --> Category: infos
OpenOffice.org < 2.0.3 Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Checks for the version of OpenOffice.org
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through OpenOffice.org
Description :
The remote host is running a version of OpenOffice.org which is older than
version 2.0.3.
A possible hacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host.
To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the
remote computer and have him open it. The file could be crafted in such a
way that it could exploit a buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org's XML parser,
or by containing rogue macros.
Solution :
Upgrade to OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 or newer
See also :
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2198.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2199.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-3117.html
Threat Level:
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5.6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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