OpenOffice.org <= 2.4.1 senddoc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability - Linux
🗓️ 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-4937 | 5 Nov 200814:51 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2008-4937 | 5 Nov 200814:51 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2008-4916 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| GLSA-200812-13 : OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities | 15 Dec 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openoffice.org (MDVSA-2009:070) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus | |
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : openoffice.org, openoffice.org-amd64 vulnerabilities (USN-677-1) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus | |
| Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : openoffice.org-l10n update (USN-677-2) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus | |
| OpenOffice.org: Multiple vulnerabilities | 12 Dec 200800:00 | – | gentoo | |
| CVE-2008-4937 | 5 Nov 200815:00 | – | nvd | |
| Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-13 (openoffice openoffice-bin) | 23 Dec 200800:00 | – | openvas |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925 |
| openwall | www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:openoffice:openoffice.org";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800129");
script_version("2025-01-21T05:37:33+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-21 05:37:33 +0000 (Tue, 21 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-11 09:00:11 +0100 (Tue, 11 Nov 2008)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4937");
script_name("OpenOffice.org <= 2.4.1 senddoc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability - Linux");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_openoffice_ssh_login_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("openoffice.org/linux/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenOffice.org is prone to an insecure temporary file creation
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to OpenOffice 'senddoc' which creates
temporary files in an insecure manner, which allows users to overwrite files via a symlink attack
on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows attackers to delete or corrupt
sensitive files, which may result in a denial of service condition.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to the latest OpenOffice.org version.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( ! version = get_app_version( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( version_is_less_equal( version:version, test_version:"2.4.1" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"See references" );
security_message( port:0, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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