PT-2008-4840 · Apache · Openoffice.Org

Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2008-3437

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenOffice.org versions prior to 2.1.0

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update. This can be achieved through techniques such as DNS cache poisoning.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.0, update to version 2.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting network access to trusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3437

Affected Products

Openoffice.Org

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3437 · Security Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020583 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · Note