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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes OpenOffice RTF Parser Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes OpenOffice RTF Parser Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory 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

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2007-07-11 : Initial release

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