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Illegalaccess.org Security Alert
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Date : 08/10/2003
Application : Openoffice
Version : 1.1.0
Website : http://www.Openoffice.org
Problems : Desktop Denial-Of-Service
Severity : Low
Contributor : Marc Schoenefeld, marc (at) org (dot) ille [email concealed]galaccess

When enabling remote access (UNO) to OpenOffice,
it opens a port (default 8100). This is done typically with
the following command:

C:\Programme\oo1.1.0\program> soffice
"-accept=socket,host=<ip>,port=8100;urp;"

where <ip> states the listening address

When issuing the commands listed below, Openoffice crashes and
prompts the error reporting box.

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C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\User>telnet 127.0.0.1 8100
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
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Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the
ark; professionals built the Titanic. -- Anonymous

Marc Schönefeld Dipl. Wirtsch.-Inf. / Software Developer

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