CVE-2007-0245

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RTF file with a crafted prtdata tag with a length parameter inconsistency, which causes vtable entries to be overwritten.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.53% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25648 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1570
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26476 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018239 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25705 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-482-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25862 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:144 vendor advisory
http://sw.openoffice.org/source/browse/sw/sw/source/filter/rtf/swparrtf.cxx?rev=1.67
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471274/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1307 patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102917-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26010 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2166 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26022 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0406.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25673 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_37_openoffice.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34843 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24450 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10002 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25650 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25905 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/35378 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0245?
CVE-2007-0245 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0245?
To fix CVE-2007-0245, 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-2007-0245 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0245 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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