The StgCompObjStream::Load function in OpenOffice.org OpenOffice 1.1.4 and earlier allocates memory based on 16 bit length values, but…

Description

The StgCompObjStream::Load function in OpenOffice.org OpenOffice 1.1.4 and earlier allocates memory based on 16 bit length values, but process memory using 32 bit values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DOC document with certain length values, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.1% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• RHSA-2005:375 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 13092 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2005:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• GLSA-200504-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20050412 OpenOffice DOC document Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46388 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 17027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2005-0941](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2005-0941.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-0941)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:28 UTC.