CVE-2006-5870

Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.92% Top 5%
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References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9145 vdb entry signature
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23683 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerabilities-in-the-staroffice-suite/
http://secunia.com/advisories/23682 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/32611 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455943/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23920 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-406-1 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/220288 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23612 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102735-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0001.html vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2007-q1/0002.htmly mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23711 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-07.xml vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/32610 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0031 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23712 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455947/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23616 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0001.html patch vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2344 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-905
http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/39509/alloc.overflows.wmf.patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455954/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8280 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31257 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23549 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0059 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455964/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456271/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1246 vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:006 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017466 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23762 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5870?
CVE-2006-5870 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5870?
To fix CVE-2006-5870, 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-2006-5870 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5870 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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