Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.5% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (38)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerabilities-in-the-staroffice-suite/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 23682 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32611 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 20070104 Correction (High Risk Vulnerability in the OpenOffice and StarOffice Suites) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 23920 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23600 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-406-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• VU#220288 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 23612 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 102735 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 20070104 High Risk Vulnerability in the OpenOffice and StarOffice Suites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
• 23711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200701-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 32610 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 23712 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070104 Re: [VulnWatch] High Risk Vulnerability in the OpenOffice and StarOffice Suites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 23616 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-905 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/39509/alloc.overflows.wmf.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20070104 Re: [VulnWatch] High Risk Vulnerability in the OpenOffice and StarOffice Suites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8280 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 23620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• openoffice-wmf-bo(31257) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 23549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0059 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20070104 High Risk Vulnerability in the OpenOffice and StarOffice Suites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20070108 rPSA-2007-0001-1 openoffice.org (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• DSA-1246 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 1017466 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 23762 (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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.