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CVE-2010-0395

User-assisted code execution in OpenOffice.org 2.x and 3.0 before 3.2.1 via a crafted ODT file

  • CVSS 9.3
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • Input Validation and Sanitization
  • Remote

OpenOffice.org 2.x and 3.0 before 3.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass Python macro security restrictions and execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted OpenDocument Text (ODT) file that triggers code execution when the macro directory structure is previewed.

CVSS base score
9.3
Published
2010-06-10
OWASP
A08 Software and Data Integrity Failures
Orthogonal defect classification
Function
Code defect classification
Incorrect Functionality
Category
Input Validation and Sanitization
Subcategory
Insecure Parsing or Deserialization
Accessibility scope
Remote
Impact
Arbitrary Code Execution
Fixed by upgrading
Yes

Solution

Update OpenOffice.org to version 3.2.1 or higher.

Vulnerable code sample

import zipfile

def extract_and_execute(zip_file):
    # VULNERABLE: This code is susceptible to path traversal
    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file, 'r') as z:
        z.extractall('/extraction/path')

Patched code sample

import os
import zipfile

def check_path(base_path, target_path):
    return os.path.realpath(target_path).startswith(os.path.realpath(base_path))

def check_for_exec(script):
    blacklist = ["import", "os", "sys", "subprocess", "eval", "exec", "__import__", "open", "write", "exit"]
    for item in blacklist:
        if item in script:
            return False
    return True

def extract_and_execute(zip_file):
    extraction_path = "/extraction/path"

    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file, 'r') as z:
        for member in z.namelist():
            member_path = os.path.join(extraction_path, member)
            if not check_path(extraction_path, member_path):
                raise Exception("Unsafe path detected in ZIP file.")
        z.extractall(extraction_path)

    script_path = os.path.join(extraction_path, "script.py")
    if os.path.isfile(script_path):
        with open(script_path, "r") as file:
            script_content = file.read()
            if check_for_exec(script_content):
                exec(script_content)
            else:
                raise Exception("Script contains unsafe code and will not be executed.")
    else:
        raise FileNotFoundError("Expected script not found.")

Cite this entry

@misc{vaitp:cve20100395,
  title        = {{User-assisted code execution in OpenOffice.org 2.x and 3.0 before 3.2.1 via a crafted ODT file}},
  author       = {Bogaerts, Fr\'ed\'eric and Ivaki, Naghmeh and Fonseca, Jos\'e},
  year         = {2010},
  note         = {VAITP Python Vulnerability Dataset, entry CVE-2010-0395},
  howpublished = {\url{https://netpack.pt/vaitp/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0395/}}
}
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