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CVE-2012-2149
The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4,…
High7.5EPSS 13.7%
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- redhat
Description
The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.7% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- 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
- 1027069 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20120516 CVE-2012-2149 OpenOffice.org memory overwrite vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 53570 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 46992 (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)
Record last updated .