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A flaw was found in the HSQLDB package. This flaw allows untrusted inputs to execute remote code due to any static method of any Java class in the classpath, resulting in code execution by default.
OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite.HSQLDB is a Java relational database engine used by OpenOffice.org Base.It was discovered that HSQLDB could allow the execution of arbitrary publicstatic Java methods. A carefully crafted odb file opened in OpenOffice.orgBase could execute arbitrary commands with the permissions of the userrunning OpenOffice.org. (CVE-2007-4575)It was discovered that HSQLDB did not have a password set on the 'sa' user. If HSQLDB has been configured as a service, a remote attacker who couldconnect to the HSQLDB port (tcp 9001) could execute arbitrary SQL commands.(CVE-2003-0845)Note that in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, HSQLDB is not enabled as a serviceby default, and needs manual configuration in order to work as a service.Users of OpenOffice.org or HSQLDB should update to these errata packageswhich contain backported patches to correct these issues.