CVE-2012-2149

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Red Hat

First reported 12 years ago

2012-06-21 15:55:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-08-17 18:38:00

Affected Software

Red Hat enterprise_linux_productivity

Red Hat Desktop 5.0

5.0

References

20120516 CVE-2012-2149 OpenOffice.org memory overwrite vulnerability

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

RHSA-2012:1043

Third Party Advisory

46992

Vendor Advisory

60799

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

GLSA-201408-19

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html

Vendor Advisory

53570

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1027069

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt

Exploit

Stay updated

ExploitPedia is constantly evolving. Sign up to receive a notification when we release additional functionality.

Get in touch

If you'd like to report a bug or have any suggestions for improvements then please do get in touch with us using this form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.