OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

BID:13092

Info

OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13092
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0941
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 11 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 23 2007 01:06AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to AD-LAB.
Vulnerable: SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SGI ProPack 3.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Fedora Core2
Redhat Fedora Core1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
OpenOffice OpenOffice 2.0 Beta
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.9.79
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.3
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.2
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.1
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1 .0
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.0.2
OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.0.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

OpenOffice is reported prone to a remote heap-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue by crafting a malformed '.doc' file and enticing a user to open this file with the affected application. If a vulnerable user opens this file in OpenOffice, the application may crash due to memory corruption. The attacker may also be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running OpenOffice.

Exploit / POC

OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Solution / Fix

OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.0.2

OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1 .0

OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.1

OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.2

OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.1.3

OpenOffice OpenOffice 1.9.79

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0

References

OpenOffice Malformed Document Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

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