It was discovered that arbitrary Java methods were not filtered out when opening databases in OpenOffice.org. If a user were tricked into running a specially crafted query, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary Java with user privileges. (CVE-2007-4575)
Multiple memory overflow flaws were discovered in OpenOffice.org’s handling of Quattro Pro, EMF, and OLE files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2007-5745, CVE-2007-5746, CVE-2007-5747, CVE-2008-0320)
6 May 2008
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
It was discovered that arbitrary Java methods were not filtered out when opening databases in OpenOffice.org. If a user were tricked into running a specially crafted query, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary Java with user privileges. (CVE-2007-4575)
Multiple memory overflow flaws were discovered in OpenOffice.org’s handling of Quattro Pro, EMF, and OLE files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2007-5745, CVE-2007-5746, CVE-2007-5747, CVE-2008-0320)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart OpenOffice.org to effect the necessary changes.
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