DSA-2487-1 openoffice.org -- buffer overflow

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2012-1149   CVE-2012-2334  

It was discovered that OpenOffice.org would not properly process crafted document files, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution. CVE-2012-1149 Integer overflows in PNG image handling. CVE-2012-2334 Integer overflow in operator new[] invocation and heap-based buffer overflow inside the MS-ODRAW parser. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze6. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.5.2~rc2-1 of the libreoffice package. We recommend that you upgrade your openoffice.org packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2487-1 openoffice.org -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
07 Jun 2012
Affected Packages:
openoffice.org
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2012-1149, CVE-2012-2334.
More information:

It was discovered that OpenOffice.org would not properly process crafted document files, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.

  • CVE-2012-1149

    Integer overflows in PNG image handling.

  • CVE-2012-2334

    Integer overflow in operator new[] invocation and heap-based buffer overflow inside the MS-ODRAW parser.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.5.2~rc2-1 of the libreoffice package.

We recommend that you upgrade your openoffice.org packages.