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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1246] DSA-1246-1 openoffice.org Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-1246-1 openoffice.org
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
John Heasman from Next Generation Security Software discovered a heap
overflow in the handling of Windows Metafiles in OpenOffice.org, the
free office suite, which could lead to a denial of service and
potentially execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.3-9sarge4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your openofffice.org package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1246
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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