OpenOffice.org Security 'Insufficient' 184
InfoWorldMike writes "IDG News Service's Robert McMillan reports that researchers at French Ministry of Defense say vulnerabilities with open source office suite OpenOffice.org may rival those of Microsoft's version. With Microsoft'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 in a paper entitled In-depth analysis of the viral threats with OpenOffice.org documents. "This suite is up to now still vulnerable to many potential malware attacks," they wrote. The OpenOffice.org team has already fixed a software bug discovered by the researchers, and the two groups are in discussions about how to improve the overall security of the software. "The one real flaw in the programming logic has been fixed," said Louis Suarez-Potts, an OpenOffice.org community manager. "The others are theoretical.""
Let me think... (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft's Office Suite IS being attacked.
OpenOffice could, possibly, theorectically, be attacked.
The Bad News Is... (Score:5, Funny)
The Good News is that in the time it takes the suite to open and load an infected document the malicious hacker has been captured by the FBI, brought to trial, convicted, and a patch made available.
leaked MS Expense Report (Score:5, Funny)
To: accounting@microsoft.com
Attached find my receipts for the recent meetings I had with the French Ministry of Defense:
First class plane ticket to Paris: 2100 USD
Swank hotel in Paris: 1800 USD
Dinner for 2 at a spiffy restaurant: 800 USD
Hookers and blow for MoD officials: 5000 USD
Business Justification For Expense: I believe that we will sell ONE MILLION copies of Office to the French MoD.
--Steve
PS If you get a bill from the hotel about a broken chair, it was like that when I got the room, so I don't think we should pay it. Bill said it would be OK.
The imporant news here (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The imporant news here (Score:5, Funny)
The only problem with open office is (Score:3, Funny)
Re:"theoretical" (Score:3, Funny)