9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2010-4253
OpenOffice.org Impress Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Impress in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file in an ODF or Microsoft Office document, as demonstrated by a PowerPoint (aka PPT) document.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2011, 10 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4253 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apache openoffice

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-4253 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-4253 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2010-4253 OpenOffice.org: heap based buffer overflow in PPT import Heap-based buffer overflow in Impress in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file in an ODF or Microsoft Office document, as demonstrated by a PowerPoint (aka PPT) document.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0182 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0183 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4253 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Heap-based buffer overflow in Impress in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file in an ODF or Microsoft Office document, as demonstrated by a PowerPoint (aka PPT) document. CVE-2010-4253 OpenOffice.org: heap based buffer overflow in PPT import
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0182 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4253 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0183 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/70717 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/70717 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/42999 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/42999 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/43065 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/43065 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/43105 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/43105 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1 No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2151 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2151 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:027 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:027 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0182.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0182.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46031 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46031 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025002 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025002 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0232 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0232 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=658259 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=658259 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.3.0
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2011

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-4253 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-4253 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.28 }} 0.07%

score

0.84091

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability