9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-0245
OpenOffice.org (OOo) Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RTF file with a crafted prtdata tag with a length parameter inconsistency, which causes vtable entries to be overwritten.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2007, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0245 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openoffice openoffice
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
OpenOffice.org is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update the OpenOffice.org packages.
  • Upgrade to OpenOffice.org version 2.2.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0245.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
http://osvdb.org/35378
http://secunia.com/advisories/25648 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25650 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25673 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25705 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25862 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25905 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26010 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26022 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26476 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102917-1
http://sw.openoffice.org/source/browse/sw/sw/source/filter/rtf/swparrtf.cxx?rev=1.67
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1307 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:144
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_37_openoffice.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0406.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24450
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018239
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-482-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2166 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34843
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1570
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10002
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
http://osvdb.org/35378
http://secunia.com/advisories/25648 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25650 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25673 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25705 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25862 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25905 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26010 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26022 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26476 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102917-1
http://sw.openoffice.org/source/browse/sw/sw/source/filter/rtf/swparrtf.cxx?rev=1.67
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1307 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:144
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_37_openoffice.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0406.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24450
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018239
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-482-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2166 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34843
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1570
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10002
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0245 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0245 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0245 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/35378
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25648
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25650
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25673
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25705
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25862
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25905
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26010
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26022
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26476
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102917-1
    Added Reference http://sw.openoffice.org/source/browse/sw/sw/source/filter/rtf/swparrtf.cxx?rev=1.67
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1307
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:144
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_37_openoffice.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0406.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24450
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018239
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-482-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2166
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34843
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1570
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10002
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10002 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10002 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34843 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34843 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

12.52 }} 2.99%

score

0.93668

percentile