Ubuntu Security Notice USN-444-1
27th March, 2007
openoffice.org(2)/-amd64, ia32-libs-openoffice.org vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Ubuntu 5.10
Details
A stack overflow was discovered in OpenOffice.org's StarCalc parser. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote
attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2007-0238)
A flaw was discovered in OpenOffice.org's link handling code. If a user
were tricked into clicking a link in a specially crafted document, a
remote attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands with user
privileges. (CVE-2007-0239)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- openoffice.org-calc 2.0.4-0ubuntu5
- openoffice.org-core 2.0.4-0ubuntu5
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- openoffice.org2-base 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
- openoffice.org-calc 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
- ia32-libs-openoffice.org 11.0.2
- openoffice.org2-calc 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
- openoffice.org-core 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.3
- Ubuntu 5.10:
- openoffice.org2-core 1.9.129-0.1ubuntu4.3-1
- openoffice.org2-calc 1.9.129-0.1ubuntu4.3-1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart OpenOffice, or
reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.