A security vulnerability with the way OpenOffice 2.x process EMF files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a StarOffice/StarSuite document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running StarOffice/StarSuite. No working exploit is known right now.
All versions prior to OpenOffice.org 2.4.2
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this issue has occurred
There is no workaround. See "Resolution" below.
This issue is addressed in the following release:
OpenOffice.org 2.4.2
Note: OpenOffice.org 3.0 is not affected by this vulnerability.
Security Home -> Bulletin -> CVE-2008-2238
OpenOffice.org acknowledges with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP.