Executive Summary

Summary
Title Sun Alert 243226 Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite Related to EMF Files May Lead to Heap Overflows and Arbitrary Code Execution
Informations
Name SUN-243226 First vendor Publication 2008-11-13
Vendor Sun Last vendor Modification 2009-07-17
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Product:

A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 7 and 8 process EMF files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite.

This issue is described in the following document:

CVE-2008-2238 at: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2238

Sun acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP (http://labs.idefense.com/vcp/) for bringing this issue to our attention.

State: Resolved
First released: 13-Nov-2008

Original Source

Url : http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_243226_security_vulnerability

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10849
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10849
Title: Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Description: Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-2238
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20283
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20283
Title: DSA-1661-1 openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenOffice.org office suite.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1661-1
CVE-2008-2237
CVE-2008-2238
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): openoffice.org
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21866
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21866
Title: ELSA-2008:0939: openoffice.org security update (Important)
Description: Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2008:0939-01
CVE-2008-2237
CVE-2008-2238
Version: 13
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): openoffice.org
openoffice.org2
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29069
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29069
Title: RHSA-2008:0939 -- openoffice.org security update (Important)
Description: Updated openoffice.org packages that correct security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, formula editor, and drawing program.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2008:0939
CESA-2008:0939-CentOS 3
CESA-2008:0939-CentOS 5
CVE-2008-2237
CVE-2008-2238
Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 5
Product(s): openoffice.org
openoffice.org2
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7626
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7626
Title: DSA-1661 openoffice.org -- several vulnerabilities
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenOffice.org office suite: The SureRun Security team discovered a bug in the WMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated WMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution. An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense discovered a bug in the EMF file parser that can be triggered by manipulated EMF files and can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1661
CVE-2008-2237
CVE-2008-2238
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): openoffice.org
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 47

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-698-1 (nagios)
File : nvt/ubuntu_698_1.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-707-1 (cupsys)
File : nvt/ubuntu_707_1.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for openoffice.org, openoffice.org-amd64 vulnerabilities USN-6...
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_677_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for openoffice.org RHSA-2008:0939-00
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0939-00_openoffice.org.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for openoffice.org CESA-2008:0939 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0939_openoffice.org_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for openoffice.org CESA-2008:0939 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0939_openoffice.org_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for openoffice.org FEDORA-2008-9313
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9313_openoffice.org_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for openoffice.org FEDORA-2008-9333
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9333_openoffice.org_fc8.nasl
2009-01-20 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:006 (openoffice.org)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_006.nasl
2008-12-29 Name : Ubuntu USN-677-2 (OpenOffice)
File : nvt/ubuntu_677_2.nasl
2008-12-29 Name : Ubuntu USN-697-1 (imlib2)
File : nvt/ubuntu_697_1.nasl
2008-12-29 Name : Ubuntu USN-698-2 (nagios3)
File : nvt/ubuntu_698_2.nasl
2008-12-29 Name : Ubuntu USN-699-1 (blender)
File : nvt/ubuntu_699_1.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-13 (openoffice openoffice-bin)
File : nvt/glsa_200812_13.nasl
2008-12-03 Name : FreeBSD Ports: openoffice.org-2, openoffice.org-2-RC, openoffice.org-2-devel
File : nvt/freebsd_openoffice.org-2.nasl
2008-11-01 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1661-1 (openoffice.org)
File : nvt/deb_1661_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
49410 OpenOffice.org (OOo) Crafted StarOffice / StarSuite WMF File Handling Overflow

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 OpenOffice EMF file EMR record parsing integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 17388 - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-IMAGE

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081105_openoffice_org_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081105_openoffice_org2_on_SL45__46__47.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_OpenOffice_org-081030.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-677-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-677-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-15 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200812-13.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-01 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_842bafddbe2f11dda5780030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_OpenOffice_org-5738.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_OpenOffice_org-5740.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-05 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9333.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9313.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-31 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1661.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-29 Name : The remote Windows host has a program affected by multiple buffer overflows.
File : openoffice_242.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO