9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2238
OpenOffice.org (OOo) Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2008, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2238 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.org
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-2008-2238.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661 Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html

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-2008-2238 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2238 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10849 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46166 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2008

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

12.39 }} -1.16%

score

0.94552

percentile

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