CVE-2006-2198

Description

OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.31% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1104 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-1 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-475
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2199.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20893 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-12.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27564 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2621 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22129 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447035/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20975 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20867 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21278 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20910 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2343 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:118 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20995 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20911 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016414 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18738 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0573.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_40_openoffice.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20913 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2607 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/170113 third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11082 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2198?
CVE-2006-2198 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2198?
To fix CVE-2006-2198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2198 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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