OpenOffice "rtl_allocateMemory()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Secunia ID	SA30599
CVE-ID	CVE-2008-2152
Release Date	10 Jun 2008
Last Change	11 Jun 2008
Criticality	Highly Critical Typically used for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that can lead to system compromise. Successful exploitation does not normally require any interaction but there are no known exploits available at the time of disclosure. Such vulnerabilities can exist in services like FTP, HTTP, and SMTP or in client systems like email programs or browsers.
Solution Status	Vendor Patch
Software	OpenOffice.org 2.x
Where	From remote "From remote" describes other vulnerabilities where the attack vector doesn't require access to the system or a local network. This category covers services that are acceptable to expose to the Internet (e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP). It also covers client applications used on the Internet and certain vulnerabilities where it is reasonable to assume that a security conscious user can be tricked into performing certain actions.
Impact	System access This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.
Description	A vulnerability has been reported in OpenOffice, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error in "rtl_allocateMemory()" and can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows via a specially crafted document. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in versions 2.0 to 2.4.
Solution	Update to version 2.4.1.
Reported by	Sean Larsson, iDefense Labs
Original Advisory	OpenOffice: http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2152.html iDefense: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=714