Stack overflow in CFF hint handling
Description
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions up to 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Severity: Important
There are no known exploits of this vulnerability.
Thanks to the reporters for discovering this issue.
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected
All Apache OpenOffice versions 4.1.16 and older are affected. OpenOffice.org versions may also be affected.
Mitigation
Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.17 for the latest maintenance and cumulative security fixes. Use the Apache OpenOffice download page.
Acknowledgements
The Apache OpenOffice Security Team would like to thank the team Anthropic and Ada Logics for discovering and reporting this issue.
Further Information
For additional information and assistance, consult the Apache OpenOffice Community Forums or make requests to the users@openoffice.apache.org public mailing list.
The latest information on Apache OpenOffice security bulletins can be found at the Bulletin Archive page.
