Apache OpenOffice up to 3.4.1 XML memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache OpenOffice. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component XML Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-4156. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache OpenOffice (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted element in an OOXML document file.

The weakness was presented 07/26/2013 by Jeremy Brown with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as CVE-2013-4156 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openoffice.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apache. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4156 since 06/12/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73334 (LibreOffice < 3.6.7 / 4.0.4 / 4.1.0 .docm Import DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167161 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for LibreOffice (SUSE-SU-2014:1116-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.0 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 (73334), SecurityFocus (BID 61468†), OSVDB (95706†), Secunia (SA54133†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40822†). See VDB-9762 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73334
Nessus Name: LibreOffice < 3.6.7 / 4.0.4 / 4.1.0 .docm Import DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 4.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: CVE-2013-4156
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
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CVE: CVE-2013-4156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9763

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SecurityFocus: 61468 - OpenOffice CVE-2013-4156 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 54133 - OpenOffice.org PLCF and XML Data Parsing Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 95706
Vulnerability Center: 40822 - OpenOffice Before 4.0 Remote DoS and Potential Code Execution via Crafted OOXML File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2013 10:20
Updated: 05/20/2021 16:23
Changes: 07/30/2013 10:20 (81), 05/07/2017 11:37 (4), 05/20/2021 16:23 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:DFE:103

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