Summary
The remote host is missing an update to openoffice.org announced via advisory DSA 1661-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201661-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenOffice.org office suite:
CVE-2008-2237
The SureRun Security team discovered a bug in the WMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated WMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-2238
An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense discovered a bug in the EMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated EMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.1-12.
For the experimental distribution these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.0~rc3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your OpenOffice.org package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2237, CVE-2008-2238 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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