OpenOffice up to 2.0.2 Java Sandbox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.0.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Java Sandbox. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-2199. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.0.2 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Java Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Applets in OpenOffice.org 1.1.x (aka StarOffice) up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to escape the Java sandbox and conduct unauthorized activities via certain applets in OpenOffice documents.

The bug was discovered 06/30/2006. The weakness was published 06/30/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2199 since 05/04/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21906 (CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2006:0573)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117684 (CentOS Security Update for OpenOffice.org (CESA-2006:0573)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27569), Tenable (21906), SecurityFocus (BID 18737†), OSVDB (26939†) and Secunia (SA20867†). Similar entries are available at VDB-31101 and VDB-31099. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21906
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (CESA-2006:0573)
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OpenVAS ID: 57070
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1104-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 1.1.x

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31100

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X-Force: 27569
SecurityFocus: 18737 - OpenOffice Java Applet System Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 20867 - OpenOffice Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26939 - CVE-2006-2199 - OpenOffice - Java Applet System Access Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016414
Vulnerability Center: 12160 - OpenOffice Java Applets Vulnerability Allow Unauthorized Access, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2607

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 01/20/2025 08:12
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (87), 06/22/2019 08:03 (4), 01/20/2025 08:12 (16)
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