| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to openoffice.org
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-5239.
OpenOffice.org is an Open Source, community-developed, multi-platform
office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications,
such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, formula
editor and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set
similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible,
OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file
formats, including Microsoft Office.
Usage: Simply type ooffice to run OpenOffice.org or select the
requested component (Writer, Calc, Impress, etc.) from your
desktop menu. On first start a few files will be installed in the
user's home, if necessary.
Update Information:
Resolves CVE-2008-2152, a potential overflow in allocating memory
ChangeLog:
* Tue Jun 10 2008 Caolan McNamara - 1:2.3.0-6.9
- Resolves: rhbz#450649 CVE-2008-2152
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #450518 - CVE-2008-2152 OpenOffice.org overflow possible on allocation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450518
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update openoffice.org' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-5239
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
9.3
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