Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo)…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.5% · top 3.5% 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-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• MDVSA-2010:221 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 60799 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-201408-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2950.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527512 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1995 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• USN-903-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0366 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 38567 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openoffice-gif-bo(56238) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 38218 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0635 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 38568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1023591 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 41818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA10-287A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 38921 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-2905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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, 06:07 UTC.