Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite Related to EMF Files May Lead to Heap Overflows and Arbitrary Code Execution

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A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 7 and 8 process EMF files:

1. Impact

A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 7 and 8 process EMF files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite.

This issue is described in the following document:

CVE-2008-2238 at: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2238

Sun acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP (http://labs.idefense.com/vcp/) for bringing this issue to our attention.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without product patch 13 (patch 116519-17)
  
• StarOffice 8 without update 12 (patch 120185-17)
  
• StarSuite 8 without update 12 (patch 120189-17)
  

x86 Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without product patch 13 (patch 117073-15)
• StarOffice 8 without update 12 (patch 120186-17)
  
• StarSuite 8 without update 12 (patch 120190-17)
  

Linux Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without product patch 13 (patch 116518-17)
• StarOffice 8 without update 12 (patch 120184-16)
  
• StarSuite 8 without update 12 (patch 120188-16)

Windows Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without product patch 13 (patch 116520-16)
• StarOffice 8 without update 12 (patch 120187-16)
• StarSuite 8 without update 12 (patch 120191-16)
• StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone without patch 128021-05
  

Note: Earlier versions of StarOffice and StarSuite will not be evaluated regarding 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 12)

Or by 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 issue has occurred

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/StarSuite 7 with product patch 13 (patch 116519-17) or later
  
• StarOffice 8 with update 12 (patch 120185-17) or later
• StarSuite 8 with update 12 (patch 120189-17) or later

x86 Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with product patch 13 (patch 117073-15) or later
  
• StarOffice 8 with update 12 (patch 120186-17) or later
• StarSuite 8 with update 12 (patch 120190-17) or later

Linux Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with product patch 13 (patch 116518-17) or later
• StarOffice 8 with update 12 (patch 120184-16) or later
  
• StarSuite 8 with update 12 (patch 120188-16) or later

Windows Platform

• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with product patch 13 (patch 116520-16) or later
  
• StarOffice 8 with update 12 (patch 120187-16) or later
  
• StarSuite 8 with update 12 (patch 120191-16) or later
• StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone with patch 128021-05 or later
  

For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557.

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