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CVE-2008-2237

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.08775

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EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

2

openoffice openoffice.orgall versions

openoffice openoffice.org<= 2.4.1

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD30 Oct 2008 · 08:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

2

rhsaRHSA-2008:0939Important

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References & Sources

25

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html

http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes

http://secunia.com/advisories/32419Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32461Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32463

http://secunia.com/advisories/32489Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/32676

http://secunia.com/advisories/32856

http://secunia.com/advisories/32872

http://secunia.com/advisories/33140

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242627-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661Patch

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2237.htmlPatch

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021120

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46165

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10784

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html

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