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CVE-2009-0259

CVE information

Published

15 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
9.3/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -