Sun OpenOffice up to 3.2.1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun OpenOffice up to 3.2.1. This impacts an unknown function in the library LD_LIBRARY_PATH. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-3689. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun OpenOffice up to 3.2.1 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library LD_LIBRARY_PATH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

soffice in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 3.x before 3.3 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

The weakness was presented 01/26/2011 by Dan Rosenberg with Red Hat as Bug 641224 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3689. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51887 (CentOS 4 : openoffice.org / openoffice.org2 (CESA-2011:0181)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155516 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for OpenOffice.org (ELSA-2011-0183)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51887), SecurityFocus (BID 46031†), OSVDB (70716†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025004†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29399†). See VDB-56265, VDB-56264, VDB-56262 and VDB-56261 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 51887
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : openoffice.org / openoffice.org2 (CESA-2011:0181)
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OpenVAS ID: 68989
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2151-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 3.0.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Bug 641224
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56263

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SecurityFocus: 46031 - OpenOffice Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40775
OSVDB: 70716 - OpenOffice.org (OOo) soffice LD_LIBRARY_PATH Zero-length Directory Name Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1025004
Vulnerability Center: 29399 - [cpuapr2011-301950] Soffice in OpenOffice.org 3.0-3.2.1 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 08/01/2024 06:57
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (68), 03/14/2017 11:52 (11), 10/13/2021 11:13 (5), 10/13/2021 11:21 (1), 08/01/2024 06:57 (16)
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