CVE-2007-4251
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4251 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-08-08 23:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-15 21:34:00 UTC |
| Description | OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openoffice | Openoffice | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openoffice | Openoffice | 2.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 46766 | OSVDB | osvdb.org | |
| OpenOffice.org Office Suite Handling of Multiple File Extensions Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| [ELEYTT] 4SIERPIEN2007 - CXSecurity.com | SREASON | securityreason.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandriva | 2007-09-18 | Vincent Danen | This issue crashes OpenOffice.org only if a user opens a malicious document. Mandriva does not consider this a security issue. |
| Red Hat | 2007-08-14 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat does not consider this flaw a security issue. This flaw will only crash OpenOffice.org if a victim opens a malicious document. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.