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Sun StarOffice/StarSuite Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA32676
Release Date: 2008-11-14
Popularity: 2,149 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Partial Fix

Software:StarOffice / StarSuite 7.x
StarOffice / StarSuite 8.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2237
CVE-2008-2238


Description:
Sun has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in Sun StarOffice/StarSuite, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA32419

The vulnerabilities are reported in StarOffice/StarSuite version 7 and 8 for the SPARC, x86, Linux, and Windows platform and StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone for the Windows platform.

Solution:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

StarOffice/StarSuite 7:
Apply product patch 13 (patch 116519-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116519-17-1

StarOffice 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120185-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120185-17-1

StarSuite 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120189-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120189-17-1

-- x86 Platform --

StarOffice/StarSuite 7:
Apply product patch 13 (patch 117073-15) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117073-15-1

StarOffice 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120186-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120186-17-1

StarSuite 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120190-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120190-17-1

-- Linux Platform --

StarOffice/StarSuite 7:
Apply product patch 13 (patch 116518-17) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116518-17-1

StarOffice 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120184-16) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120184-16-1

StarSuite 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120188-16) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120188-16-1

-- Windows Platform --

StarOffice/StarSuite 7:
Apply product patch 13 (patch 116520-16) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-116520-16-1

StarOffice 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120187-16) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120187-16-1

StarSuite 8:
Apply update 12 (patch 120191-16) or later.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-120191-16-1

A final resolution is pending completion for Windows StarSuite 8 Impress Standalone.

Changelog:
2008-11-14: Added link to "Original Advisory" section. Added CVE reference. Updated "Title" and "Description" section.

Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-243226-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-242627-1

Other References:
SA32419:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419/


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