Stack-based buffer overflow in filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx in the StarCalc parser in OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite before 2.2, and 1.x…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx in the StarCalc parser in OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite before 2.2, and 1.x before 1.1.5 Patch, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document with a long Note.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.8% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (4 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-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (28)

• GLSA-200704-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerabilities-in-the-openoffice-suite/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 24588 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-211 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8968 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 24810 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-444-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2007-0238 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 24613 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24550 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 102794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 23067 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1270 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• openoffice-starcalc-bo(33112) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 24646 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017799 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24647 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 24906 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1118 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20070404 High Risk Vulnerability in OpenOffice (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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, 12:12 UTC.