CVE-2009-2950

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2950
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-16 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Openoffice All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenOffice.org 3 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
OpenOffice.org 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE update for OpenOffice_org - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1995-1 openoffice.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenOffice.org Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - October 2010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
OpenOffice Prior to 3.2 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Ubuntu update for openoffice.org - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Tool Signature
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2009-2950 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openoffice.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-903-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link, Patch
Bug 527512 – CVE-2009-2950 openoffice.org: GIF file parsing heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Open Office Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-287A -- Oracle Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- OpenOffice, LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
OpenOffice.org Security Team af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openoffice.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA60799 - Gentoo openoffice Multiple Vulnerabilties - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: OpenOffice.org (SUSE-SA: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
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