[Mailinglist] Wroms in OpenOffice

[gingerjoos]

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/openoffice_pseu.html

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> The makers of OpenOffice are understandably somewhat annoyed at this bit of code being called a virus since it doesn't execute arbitrary code without user permission and can't self-replicate.
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> A short announcement sent to an OpenOffice mailing list reads:
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> The OpenOffice.org engineers take the security of the software very seriously, and will react promptly to any new issues. This "proof of concept" virus is not new information, and does not require a software patch. Technically, it is not even a virus, as it is not "self-replicating" - with OpenOffice.org's default settings, it cannot spread without user intervention.
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> As with anything, never trust a file from unknown sources. As long as users are smart enough to follow that timeless advice they should be in no danger whatsoever.

~~~~~Anirudh


On 5/25/07, Nikhil Babu <nikhilbabu007 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
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> http://www.techspot.com/news/25389-proof-of-concept-openoffice-worm-discovered.html
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