KLA10569 Vulnerability in OpenOffice

Detect date:

04/28/2015

Severity:

High

Description:

Vulnerability in OpenOffice’s HWP filter was found in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 and older. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can cause denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can be exploited via a crafted HWP document.

Affected products:

Apache OpenOffice versions earlier than 4.1.2

Solution:

Update to the latest version
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Original advisories:

OpenOffice Bulletin

Impacts:

ACE

Related products:

OpenOffice.org

CVE-IDS:

CVE-2015-17746.8High