OpenOffice for Windows 2.1 Novell Edition, security patch
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abstract
This mainly addresses a security vulnerability in OpenOffice exposed by maliciously crafted TIFF files.
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Overview:
Update to Open Office 2.1 to address a security vulnerability along with a few bug fixes.
System Requirements:
Open Office 2.1
Installation:
1) Download the msp file on a Windows machine with the Novell OOo 2.1 installed.
2) Double click the msp file and proceed through the install.
3) Restart the system.
Uninstalling:
1) Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs
2) Select the Show Updates option
3) Select OOo-2.1.0-16-5.msp
4) Remove the patch
Known Problems and Limitations:
Technical Support Information:
- fixed vulnerability in TIFF File Parsing nNumStripOffsets, CVE-2007-2834
-two fixes to get smart cards working; find locked certs; allow more types of signing certs [n#277551]
-fix some 502 errors in an .xls produced by French MS Excel; only English keywords are processed by OOo, so the French ones has to be translated [n#274424]
-incorrect warning message when loading Excel file [n#293909]
-allow Excel A1 style destination address [n#294522]
-import and export Excel's sheet protection options, and use it to constrain cell cursor movement [n#274482]
-emf files reading improvement [n#232232]
-database fields with leading 0 vanish from tables [n#239193]
-"Save As" via webdav [n#294620]
- text search optimizations [n#299158]
-images in .doc file not displayed properly [n#272574]
#81974 - Passed Regression Test
-VBA stuff:
*Workbooks.Open macro behavior [n#292901]
* function/method calls with parameters in brackets failure [n#292861]
* several other issues in vbarange and vbahelper [n#290724]
* export to ms format for autoshape macro bindings/associations [n#304739]
* ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalBar not implemented [n#292877]
* Application.DisplayFormulaBar not implemented [n#309965]
* SaveCopyAs not implemented [n#288274]
* Sheets collection needs to handle index as Array of indices [n#327696]
security fixes
- fixed vulnerability in TIFF File Parsing nNumStripOffsets, CVE-2007-2834
file contents
| Files Included | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| OOo-2.1.0-16-5.msp | 15.9 MB (16749568) | 2007-10-15 09:54:11 |
| readme_5006523.html | N/A | 2008-05-14 14:08:56 |
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