high
7.6
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-2198

First published: Fri Jun 30 2006(Updated: )

OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user.

Credit: security@debian.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.0
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.1
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.1a
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.1b
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.2
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.3
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.4
Apache OpenOffice=1.1.5
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.0
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.0_rc1
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.0_rc2
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.0_rc3
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.1
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.2
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.2_rc1
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.2_rc2
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.2_rc3
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.2_rc4
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.3_rc3
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.3_rc4
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.3_rc5
Apache OpenOffice=2.0.3_rc6
Apache OpenOffice=7.0
Apache OpenOffice=8.0

Remedy

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1

Remedy

http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2199.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-2198?

    CVE-2006-2198 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized actions through malicious BASIC macros in OpenOffice documents.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-2198?

    To mitigate CVE-2006-2198, users should upgrade to OpenOffice version 2.0.3 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2006-2198?

    CVE-2006-2198 affects versions of OpenOffice 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x prior to 2.0.3, as well as Sun StarOffice 7.0 and 8.0.

  • What type of attacks are possible with CVE-2006-2198?

    CVE-2006-2198 allows attackers to execute unauthorized commands through user-assisted exploitation of malicious BASIC macros in documents.

  • Is user intervention required to exploit CVE-2006-2198?

    Yes, user intervention is required as the attacker must persuade the user to open the malicious OpenOffice document for the exploit to take place.

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