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 :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Added Reference http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32419 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32461 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32463 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32489 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32676 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32856 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33140 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661 Added Reference http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2238 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2238
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
20.20 }} 4.87%
score
0.96380
percentile