Remote document loaded without prompt, possibiy leaking environment variables
Description
Apache OpenOffice documents can contain links. A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause external links to be loaded without prompt, possibly transferring the contents of environment variables in the process.
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 Edoardo Geraci and Thomas Rinsma of Codean Labs 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.
