CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-0259
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-01-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
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.
Affected configurations
• openoffice openoffice.org 1.1.2
• openoffice openoffice.org 1.1.3
• openoffice openoffice.org 1.1.4
• openoffice openoffice.org 1.1.5
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/9 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33383 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48213 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560 www.exploit-db.com
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/9 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33383 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48213 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560 www.exploit-db.com