RedHat: Important: openoffice.org security update


 
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Old 11-05-2008
RedHat: Important: openoffice.org security update

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated openoffice.org packages that correct security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. SureRun Security Team discovered an integer overflow flaw leading to a heap buffer overflow in the Windows Metafile (WMF) image format parser. An attacker could create a carefully crafted document containing a malicious WMF file that could cause OpenOffice.org to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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secdef(3)						     Library Functions Manual							 secdef(3)

NAME
secdef: open_secdef(), close_secdef(), get_secdef_str(), get_secdef_int() - security defaults configuration file routines SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
opens the security configuration file This function must be called prior to calling or closes the security configuration file. and return the value of the specified parameter defined in the security configuration file. See the security(4) manpage. Programs using these routines must be compiled with APPLICATION USAGE
In a multithreaded application, these interfaces are thread-safe, but not async-cancel-safe. A cancellation point may occur when a thread is executing any of these interfaces. RETURN VALUE
returns a value of if the open completed successfully. Otherwise, it returns and leaves unchanged from the call. and return the follow- ing: The value of the specified parameter was successfully returned. The entry was not found, or the security configuration file was not opened. The format of the entry was incorrect. EXAMPLES
This example obtains the "path" from the parameter. FILES
Security defaults configuration file. SEE ALSO
security(4). secdef(3)