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openoffice.org: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):openoffice.org CVE #(s):CVE-2009-2139
Created:October 2, 2009 Updated:May 24, 2010
Description: From the Ubuntu advisory: A memory overflow flaw was discovered in OpenOffice.org's handling of EMF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Alerts:
Mandriva MDVSA-2010:105 2010-05-21
Mandriva MDVSA-2010:091 2010-05-04
Mandriva MDVSA-2010:035 2010-02-11
Ubuntu USN-840-1 2009-10-01
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