Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.7% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (3 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 (27)

• USN-677-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 32856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31962 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20081031 OpenOffice EMF Record Parsing Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10849 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 32461 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-3153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32419 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9333 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32872 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-677-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• GLSA-200812-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 32676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-3103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 243226 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2947 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32489 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32463 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1661 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 1021121 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 33140 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• openoffice-emf-file-bo(46166) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9313 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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, 08:49 UTC.