infoworld.com — "With Microsoft Corp.'s Office suite now being targeted by hackers, researchers at the French Ministry of Defense say users of the OpenOffice.org software may be at even greater risk from computer viruses...The general security of OpenOffice is insufficient," the researchers wrote.."
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nofxjunkeeAug 14, 2006
@TheAttacks: The source doesn't matter! Security threats are security threats. That said, I think this line sums up the article nicely:""The one real flaw in the programming logic has been fixed," Suarez-Potts said. "The others are theoretical.""
jstoneAug 14, 2006
Someone should take this a step further: compare the vulnerability of an Open Office/Linux computer to a Microsoft Office/Windows computer.
cbsorchestraAug 14, 2006
"more important things,like the football player that hit the italian player in the FIFAcup." Sorry, which universe are you in again?
thefingerAug 14, 2006
Imo, Open Office fails where it matters, speed. Don't deny that one, all you OO fans out there. Disabling Java (which is bloat in itself) helps. But it doesn't make enough of a difference in my case. What I see on screen is what matters, and one of the things I see onscreen is that OO is sluggish at launch and sluggish even once it's up and running. When I can get O2k to respond just as quickly as Notepad (which is exactly the situation), you better believe I'll pass on OpenOffice.Thanks.
ziadozAug 14, 2006
Shouldn't his have been marked inaccurate by now because it suggests an open source product has a problem? I'm quite surprised its survived this long.On topic though, its good to see these kind of vulnerabilities being reported, after all thats how they get fixed and the overall security of the product improved.
dickbreathAug 14, 2006
OpenOffice.org uses a technology called UNO (Universal Network Objects). OpenOffice.org has a large complex programming API. Macros can be written in a variety of programming languages. (Basic, Java, Python, JavaScript, BeanShell) No matter what programming language you use, because of UNO, you work with the same OpenOffice.org API. Once you learn the API, you can program the office suite using any of these languages.Instead of writing Macros, you can also write components. These are parts that can become integral parts of the office. Componens are first-class citizens, just like all of the built in components in the standard install. Components can be written in C++, Java or Python. Components are not macros. Macros are not components. Macros can be embedded into the office as global macros, or they can be saved as part of documents.Using the above information, it should be possible to form intelligent opinions and make intelligent statemens about OOo.
talledega500Aug 15, 2006
Do you think it might be a security risk because it emulates MS office functionality?geez maybe.