CVE-2007-0239

Description

OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a prepared link in a crafted document.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.79% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-12.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24588	third party advisory
https://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22812	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24810	third party advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0007.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0033.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1032	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-444-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24613	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24676	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24550	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24465	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1270	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:073	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33113	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24646	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017799	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0069.html	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102807-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24647	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1117	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11422	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/24906	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1118

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0239?: CVE-2007-0239 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0239?: To fix CVE-2007-0239, 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-2007-0239 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0239 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.