A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 6, 7 and 8 process Windows Metafile (.wmf) files may allow a remote unprivileged user the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite.

Sun would like to acknowledge, with thanks, John Heasman of NGS Software Ltd. for bringing this issue to our attention.

This issue is also described in the following document:

CVE CAN-2006-5870 at: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-5870

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112885-06
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116519-12
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120185-09
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-09

x86 Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112886-06
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 117073-10
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120186-09
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-09

Linux Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112887-06
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-12
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120184-08
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-08

Windows Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112888-06
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-11
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120187-08
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-08

To determine the version of StarOffice installed on a system, the following command can be run (for '/<staroffice program dir>/program/bootstraprc'):

    % grep Product bootstraprc
    ProductKey=StarOffice 8
    ProductPatch=(Product Update 2)

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.

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112885-06 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116519-12 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120185-09 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-09 or later

x86 Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112886-06 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 117073-10 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120186-09 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-09 or later

Linux Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112887-06 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-12 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120184-08 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-08 or later

Windows Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112888-06 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-11 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120187-08 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-08 or later

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