First published: Wed Dec 05 2007(Updated: )
OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite.<br>HSQLDB is the default database engine shipped with OpenOffice.org 2.<br>It was discovered that HSQLDB could allow the execution of arbitrary public<br>static Java methods. A carefully crafted odb file opened in OpenOffice.org<br>Base could execute arbitrary commands with the permissions of the user<br>running OpenOffice.org. (CVE-2007-4575)<br>All users of OpenOffice.org are advised to upgrade to these updated<br>packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
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The severity of RHSA-2007:1090 is classified as moderate.
You can fix RHSA-2007:1090 by updating your OpenOffice.org to the latest version that addresses the vulnerability.
RHSA-2007:1090 describes a vulnerability that allows the execution of arbitrary public static Java methods through crafted odb files.
OpenOffice.org 2.x versions are affected by RHSA-2007:1090 due to the presence of HSQLDB.
Yes, user interaction is required as the victim must open a malicious odb file in OpenOffice.org.