Product
StarOffice 7 Software
StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite
StarOffice 8 Software

Bug Id
6438333, 6438460, 6445987

Date of Workaround Release
30-JUN-2006

Date of Resolved Release
14-JUL-2006

Impact

It may be possible for a local or remote user to execute Java Applets which destroy/replace system files, read or send private data, and/or cause additional security issues by inducing a local user to load a specially crafted StarOffice/StarSuite document.

This issue is also described in the following document:

CVE CAN-2006-2199 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2006-2199

Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112885-05
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116519-10
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120185-05
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120189-05

x86 Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112886-05
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 117073-08
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120186-05
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120190-05

Linux Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112887-05
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116518-10
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120184-04
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120188-04

Windows Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite without patch 112888-05
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 without patch 116520-09
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite without patch 120187-04
• StarSuite 8 without patch 120191-04

Note: StarOffice 5.x will not be evaluated regarding the potential impact of the issue described in this Sun Alert.

To determine the version of StarOffice installed on a system, the following command can be run (for /<staroffice program dir>/program/bootstraprc):

    % cat bootstraprc | grep Product
    ProductKey=StarOffice 8
    ProductPatch=(Product Update 2)

Or using the GUI, do the following (with StarOffice/StarSuite open):

1. Open the "Help" menu
2. Choose "About StarOffice" (StarSuite)

The version is displayed first in the "about" text.

Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

Workaround

To work around the described issue, disable support for Java Applets (for StarOffice/StarSuite) by doing the following:

StarOffice 6 and 7:

In options dialog: Select --> Tools/Options/StarOffice/Security --> uncheck "Enable Applets"

StarOffice 8

There is no longer a User Interface (UI) for configuring this option in StarOffice 8; the change must be done in configuration files with a text editor. Add the following into your StarOffice settings for (typically) this file "~/.staroffice8/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu":

    <node oor:name="Java">
    <node oor:name="Applet">
    <prop oor:name="Enable" oor:type="xs:boolean">
    <value>false</value>
    </prop>
    </node>
    </node>

Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112885-05 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116519-10 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120185-05 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120189-05 or later

x86 Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112886-05 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 117073-08 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120186-05 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120190-05 or later

Linux Platform

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112887-05 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116518-10 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120184-04 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120188-04

Windows

• StarOffice 6 Office Suite with patch 112888-05 or later
• StarOffice/StarSuite 7 with patch 116520-09 or later
• StarOffice 8 Office Suite with patch 120187-04 or later
• StarSuite 8 with patch 120191-04 or later

Notes: With the updated versions for StarOffice/StarSuite, support for Java applets in StarOffice will be disabled.

Modification History
Date: 10-JUL-2006

10-Jul-2006:

• Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections

Date: 14-JUL-2006

14-Jul-2006:

• Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
• State: Resolved

References

120184-04
120186-05
120187-04
120188-04
120189-05
120190-05
120191-04
116518-10
116520-09
116519-10
117073-08
112885-05
112886-05
112887-05
112888-05




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