CVE-2012-2149

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2149
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-21 15:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:10:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-189

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Openoffice.org 3.3 All All All
Application Apache Openoffice.org 3.3 All All All
Application Apache Openoffice.org All beta_1 All All
Application Libwpd Libwpd 0.8.8 All All All
Application Libwpd Libwpd 0.8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications All All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenOffice.org WordPerfect Library Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
404 - Page not found! - SEC Consult MISC www.sec-consult.com Exploit
Security Advisory SA60799 - Gentoo openoffice Multiple Vulnerabilties - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
libwpd WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow() Memory Overwrite ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
20120516 CVE-2012-2149 OpenOffice.org memory overwrite vulnerability BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
Security Advisory SA46992 - OpenOffice.org Documents Processing Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- OpenOffice, LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO www.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2012-2149 CONFIRM www.openoffice.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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