On 04/22/2012 05:36 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > Although free-standing Linux patches remain unavailable for > pre-Apache OpenOffice distributions, a platform distribution > containing the repair has appeared. > > Here is how the Mandriva update was announced: > <http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?dis=mes5&name=MDVSA-2012:062>. > > Mandriva issued patched versions of their supported distributions > for OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, and the common library that is the > source of the vulnerability. There are separate Mandriva advisories > for each. > > - Dennis ... Good for them. They distributed those versions of OOo & have taken a responsible action. Just as Mandriva distributed those versions to users, OOo (now AOO) distributed OpenOffice.org 3.3 and 3.4 Beta (and earlier), on all platforms:the ones with the existing vulnerability.
AOO continue to distribute 3.3.0, (3.2.1, 3.2.0 for some languages): http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html So we must assume that *all* of those versions on that page have been patched... otherwise AOO continue to provide packages with a 'important' security vulnerability. Based on that 'assumption', I'll download & reinstall 3.3.0 from that page & reinstall over my existing OOo 3.3.0 (deb, rmp, and Windows) versions. I'll then have a fully patched 3.3.0 version... right? If that is not the case, then I suggest that AOO either pull those versions that have not been patched, or at the very least provide a strong warning that the code has an 'important' security vulnerability, on the download pages: http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html and any other place where the program can be downloaded from directly (i.e., SF). A "responsible" distributor of such code might take a hint from: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html "Java SE 6 Update 31 This release includes security fixes. Learn more" and only provide unpatched code in a different location, with a warning: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/archive-139210.html "WARNING: These older versions of the JRE and JDK are provided to help developers debug issues in older systems. They are not updated with the latest security patches and are not recommended for use in production." - Gary --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
