#231661: Manipulated EMF Files May Lead to Heap Overflows and Arbitrary Code Execution

Manipulated EMF Files May Lead to Heap Overflows and Arbitrary Code Execution

Category :	Security
Release Phase :	Resolved
Bug Id :	6633029
Date of Resolved Release :	25-Apr-2008
Product :	StarOffice 7 Software StarOffice 8 Software

A security vulnerability with the way StarOffice/StarSuite 7 and 8 (see below for full details)

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. No working exploit is known right now.

Sun acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the
iDefense VCP (http://labs.idefense.com/vcp/).

CVE will be CVE-2007-5746
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5746

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116519-16

```
StarOffice 8 without patch 120185-14
```
```
StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-14
```

x86 Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 117073-14

```
StarOffice 8 without patch 120186-14
```
```
StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-14
```

Linux Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-16

```
StarOffice 8 without patch 120184-13
```
```
StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-13
```

Windows Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-15

```
StarOffice 8 without patch 120187-13
```
```
StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-13
```

StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone without patch 128021-03

Note: StarOffice/StarSuite earlier versions 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 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 issue has
occurred.

4. Workaround

There is no workaround. Please see Resolution below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116519-16 or later

StarOffice 8 with patch 120185-14 or later

StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-14 or later

x86 Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 117073-14 or later

StarOffice 8 with patch 120186-14 or later

StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-14 or later

Linux Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-16 or later

StarOffice 8 with patch 120184-13 or later

StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-13 or later

Windows Platform

StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-15 or later

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

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-61-213557-1

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