OpenOffice 2.3.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice 2.3.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5745. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenOffice 2.3.1 (Office Suite Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Quattro Pro (QPRO) file with crafted (1) Attribute and (2) Font Description records.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2008 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openoffice.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5745 since 10/31/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32018 (RHEL 4 / 5 : openoffice.org (RHSA-2008:0175)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165683 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update OpenOffice_org (SUSE-SA:2008:023)).

Upgrading to version 2.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6141.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41863), Tenable (32018), SecurityFocus (BID 28819†), OSVDB (44469†) and Secunia (SA29852†). The entries VDB-42035, VDB-42034, VDB-42033 and VDB-51863 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32018
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 / 5 : openoffice.org (RHSA-2008:0175)
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OpenVAS ID: 60794
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1547-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.3.1
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openoffice.org
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42032

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X-Force: 41863
SecurityFocus: 28819 - OpenOffice Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29852
OSVDB: 44469 - CVE-2007-5745 - OpenOffice.Org - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1019891
Vulnerability Center: 18240 - OpenOffice.org < 2.4 Heap-based Buffer Overflow via a Quattro Pro File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1253

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 16:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (80), 08/09/2019 16:21 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:776:103

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