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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0438 -- [Solaris] Security Vulnerability With Quattro Pro Files in StarOffice 8/StarSuite 8 30 April 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: StarOffice 8 StarSuite 8 Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2007-5747 CVE-2007-5745 Ref: ESB-2008.0394 ESB-2008.0395 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-231601-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 231601 : Security Vulnerability With Quattro Pro Files in StarOffice 8/StarSuite 8 Bug ID: 6633041 Product StarOffice 8, StarSuite 8 Date of Resolved Release: 25-Apr-2008 SA Document Body Security Vunerability with Quattro Pro Files in StarOffice 8/StarSuite 8 1. Impact A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 8 processes Quattro Pro files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a Quattro Pro document that is opened by a local user with StarOffice/StarSuite 8 to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite. Sun would like to acknowledge with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP (http://labs.idefense.com/vcp/). This issue is also described in the following documents: CVE-2007-5745 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5745 CVE-2007-5747 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5747 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120185-14 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-14 x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120186-14 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-14 Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120184-13 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-13 Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 without patch 120187-13 * StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-13 * StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone without patch 128021-03 Note: StarOffice/StarSuite 7 and earlier are not impacted by this issue. To determine the version of StarOffice/StarSuite installed on a system, the following command can be run (for <program dir>/program/bootstraprc): % grep Product bootstraprc ProductKey=StarOffice 8 ProductPatch=(Product Update 10) Or using the GUI, do the following (with StarOffice/StarSuite open): 1. Open the "Help" menu 2. Choose "About StarOffice" (StarSuite) The version is displayed first in the "about" text. 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this vulnerability has been exploited. 4. Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120185-14 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-14 or later x86 Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120186-14 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-14 or later Linux Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120184-13 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-13 or later Windows Platform * StarOffice 8 with patch 120187-13 or later * StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-13 or later * StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone with patch 128021-03 or later For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. 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