Technology news and Jobs 
Information Technology News OpenOffice patches vulnerability, but how many people will notice?
Information Technology News OpenOffice patches vulnerability, but how many people will notice? | OpenOffice patches vulnerability, but how many people will notice? |
|
|
|
| Written by Angus Kidman | |
| Saturday, 06 January 2007 | |
|
The patch fixes a vulnerability which affects all versions of OpenOffice apart from the most recent release, version 2.1. The way earlier releases handle WMF graphics files could potentially allow a hacker to use a buffer overflow to launch malicious code. A patch which fixes the bug on all major OpenOffice platforms was made available on January 2. However, existing OpenOffice users may remain unaware of the bug for some time. While the security patches are available on the OpenOffice FTP server, no link to them had been provided on the main, download or support pages of the OpenOffice site as this story was posted.
Higher visibility would ensure more users download the patch, and eliminate the common scenario of an acknowledged security flaw continuing to affect users who don't realise it can be eliminated. However, even more automated security systems, such as that used in Microsoft Office, aren't always successful.
Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now When you subscribe get a 12 months license for LiveProject Valued at $99 USD  Download the FREE iTWire desktop alert widget
  |
Tags
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
Subscribe to iTWire's daily e-newsletter now and get a FREE 12 month license to project management software valued at $99 USD. 
