Trio of security holes found in OpenOffice - vnunet.com

OpenOffice users have been warned to be vigilant following the disclosure of three vulnerabilities in the popular open source alternative to Microsoft Office. Security firm Secunia classified the trio of vulnerabilities as ‘highly critical’, the company’s second-highest alert level.

Worth keeping an eye on this one. We hear the security argument for opensource/linux so often it’s important to remember there are risks and not just assume that apps like OpenOffice are bullet proof. This is a bit of wake up call for me as I tend to set my browser to open Office docs with OpenOffice as a way of avoid viruses. I’ll make sure my brain is always in gear before opening files now….