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MDKSA-2004:078: OpenOffice.org

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
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 MDKSA-2004:078 (OpenOffice.org).

The OpenOffice.org office suite contains an internal libneon library which
permits it to connect to WebDAV servers. This internal library is subject to the
same vulnerabilities that were fixed in libneon recently. These updated packages
contain fixes to libneon to correct the several format string vulnerabilities in
it, as well as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:078
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10136

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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