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CVE-2008-2237 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/30/2008

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
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://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-1661 Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2237.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962 Patch
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

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10784
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10784

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2237
NVD Published Date:
10/30/2008
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017