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CVE-2008-2238

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

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.

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

27

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

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750

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

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

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=1-26-243226-1

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

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.htmlPatch

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

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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121

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

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849

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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