Opening manipulated documents which trigger an overflow in the freetype library may allow arbitrary command execution on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite.

This issue is referenced in the following document:

    CVE-2007-2754 at: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-2754

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 without patch 112885-08
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 without patch 116519-14
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 without patch 120185-11
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 without patch 120189-11

x86 Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 without patch 112886-08
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 without patch 117073-12
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 without patch 120186-11
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 without patch 120190-11

Linux Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 without patch 112887-08
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 without patch 116518-14
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 without patch 120184-10
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 without patch 120188-10

Note 1: StarOffice/StarSuite on the Windows platform is not affected by this issue.

Note 2: StarOffice/StarSuite earlier versions will not be evaluated regarding this issue.

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

    % cat bootstraprc | grep Product
    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 this issue has occurred.

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

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 with patch 112885-08 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 with patch 116519-14 or later
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 with patch 120185-11 or later
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 with patch 120189-11 or later

x86 Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 with patch 112886-08 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 with patch 117073-12 or later
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 with patch 120186-11 or later
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 with patch 120190-11 or later

Linux Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 6.0 PP7 with patch 112887-08 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 PP10 with patch 116518-14 or later
• StarSuite 8 Update 7 with patch 120184-10 or later
• StarOffice 8 Update 7 with patch 120188-10 or later

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