--- title: 'USN-677-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-677-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-677-1 --- # USN-677-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities Publication date 26 November 2008 Overview OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities Releases [8.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=intrepid) [8.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=hardy) [7.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=gutsy) [6.06](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=dapper) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [openoffice.org](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=openoffice.org) - * [openoffice.org-amd64](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=openoffice.org-amd64) - ## Details Multiple memory overflow flaws were discovered in OpenOffice.org's handling of WMF and 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. ([CVE-2008-2237](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2237), [CVE-2008-2238](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2238)) Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that senddoc, as included in OpenOffice.org, created temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. ([CVE-2008-4937](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4937)) ## Update instructions After a standard system upgrade you need to restart OpenOffice.org to effect the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 8.10 intrepid | [openoffice.org-core](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org) –  [1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.1) | | | | 8.04 hardy | [openoffice.org-common](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org) –  [1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1) | | | | [openoffice.org-core](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org) –  [1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1) | | | | 7.10 gutsy | [openoffice.org-core](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org) –  [1:2.3.0-1ubuntu5.5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/1:2.3.0-1ubuntu5.5) | | | | 6.06 dapper | [openoffice.org-core](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org-amd64) –  [2.0.2-2ubuntu12.7-2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org-amd64/2.0.2-2ubuntu12.7-2) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2008-4937](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4937) * [CVE-2008-2238](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2238) * [CVE-2008-2237](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2237)