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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2005:025: OpenOffice_org Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2005:025: OpenOffice_org |
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Check for the version of the OpenOffice_org package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:025 (OpenOffice_org). This security update fixes a buffer overflow in OpenOffice_org Microsoft Word document reader which could permit a remote attacker sending a handcrafted .doc file to execute code as the user opening the document in OpenOffice. This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0941. WARNING: The updated packages are very large for distributions before SUSE Linux 9.2 and 9.3. The minimum download sizes for those are: SUSE Linux Desktop 1: 47 MB Novell Linux Desktop 9: 41 MB SUSE Linux 8.2: 37 MB SUSE Linux 9.0: 46 MB SUSE Linux 9.1: 50 MB SUSE Linux 9.2: 2.1 MB (using delta rpm) SUSE Linux 9.3: 3.5 MB (using delta rpm) Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_25_openoffice_org.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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