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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes OpenOffice RTF Parser Heap Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes OpenOffice RTF Parser Heap Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2499
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0245
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-07-11
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A vulnerability has been identified in Ubuntu, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in OpenOffice.org. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2166
Affected Products
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Solution
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Upgrade to openoffice.org-core 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.4 and openoffice.org2-base 2.0.2-2ubuntu12.4
Ubuntu 6.10 - Upgrade to openoffice.org-core 2.0.4-0ubuntu6
Ubuntu 7.04 - Upgrade to openoffice.org-core 2.2.0-1ubuntu4
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2499
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-482-1
ChangeLog
2007-07-11 : Initial release
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