rPath alert rPSA-2007-0001-1 (openoffice.org)

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rPSA-2007-0001-1 openoffice.org
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Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:59:30 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0001-1
Published: 2007-01-08
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    openoffice.org=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.3-1.7-1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200...
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-905

Description:
    Previous versions of the openoffice.org package are vulnerable to an
    arbitrary code execution attack.  When OpenOffice.org opens an
    intentionally-malformed .wmf or .emf file, it executes arbitrary code
    provided by the attacker.