Subj : Re: PDF Issue
To   : August Abolins
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Fri Nov 01 2024 10:02:00

AUGUST ABOLINS wrote:
> Hello Ed.Vance!
> 
> ** On Thursday 31.10.24 - 12:16, Ed.Vance wrote to August Abolins:
> 
>> August, Re: text files made with Wordpad have a .rtf
>> extension.
> 
>> I recall sometime back reading someone saying rtf files could
>> contain unwanted code that may cause computer problems
> 
> I just read that a .rtf file could be an issue if opened with
> Word.  Word is the reader that would have the vulnerability.
> So.. perhaps OpenOffice could be a safer bet.

Nope. Note that OpenOffice is the immediate ancestor of LibreOffice, but 
OpenOffice hasn't really been maintained in about ten years (and hasn't 
really been bugfixed since Novell's major contributions to the codebase 
back in 2005).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#History

https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/

LO puts out numerous security advisories, which also generally apply to OOo.

https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/libreoffice-openoffice-bug-allows-hackers-to-spoof-signed-docs/

The problem is the ability to execute macros (which are basically an 
embedded script). If the program can execute macros, it can be tricked 
into doing anything.
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