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(BLouis Suarez-Potts wrote:
(B
(B>Friends:
(B>I shall be sending this letter out later on today. Please translate it
(B>for your communities.
(B>
(B>If you wish to comment, please use releases@openoffice.org for
(B>commentary.
(B>
(B>thanks
(B>Louis
(B>
(B>
(B>
(B>
(B>All,
(B>
(B>A security vulnerability affecting OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 and earlier, as
(B>well as 2.0beta, including the developer builds, was recently detected.
(B>It has been fixed and a patch is available for immediate download for
(B>all users of OpenOffice.org 1.1.4.
(B>
(B>Users of earlier releases (1.1.3 and prior) must upgrade.
(B>
(B>Users of 2.0beta are requested to download the latest beta,
(B>OpenOffice.org 1.9.95. It will include the patch and be ready shortly.
(B>
(B>Operating systems affected: All, including Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac
(B>OS X (X11) (NeoOffice/J users of the latest release are not affected.)
(B>For other platforms, go to the Porting homepage for more information.
(B>
(B>* Porting Project: <http://porting.openoffice.org/>
(B>
(B>The patch can be found here:
(B>
(B><http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.4/security_patch.html>
(B>
(B>installation is easy and instructions are on the page listed above.
(B>
(B>
(B>We are requesting that all CD distributors and partners of
(B>OpenOffice.org include the security patch. If you are not sure your
(B>copy of OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 is secure, download the patch and be sure.
(B>
(B>How serious is the problem? The problem resides in how OpenOffice.org
(B>handles Microsoft Office .doc files. A malicious user could send such a
(B>file as an attachment to you containing code that would allow them to
(B>execute arbitrary commands on your computer should you open that
(B>document in OpenOffice.org.
(B>
(B>See the security advisory for more information:
(B>
(B><http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395516>
(B>
(B>Be safe by always making sure that you only open attachments from
(B>trusted persons.
(B>
(B>
(B>Regards,
(B>
(B>The OpenOffice.org Team
(B>
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