RHSA-2008:0939High

Red Hat Security Advisory: openoffice.org security update

Published
November 5, 2008
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2008-2237 →CVE-2008-2238 →

📋 Description

CVE-2008-2237 — OpenOffice.org WMF integer overflow CVE-2008-2238 — OpenOffice.org multiple EMF buffer overflows

🎯 Affected products200

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.src as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.4.el5_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.4.el5_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
  • +170 more not shown

✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

🔗 References (5)