CVE-2007-5746

Description

Integer overflow in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an EMF file with a crafted EMR_STRETCHBLT record, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.93% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231661-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29913 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:090 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0175.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29852 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29864 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29844 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30100 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29987 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:095 vendor advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5746.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10249 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1547 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41861 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1253/references vdb entry vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00448.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0176.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30179 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5745.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28819 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29871 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=692 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29910 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-609-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019892 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5746?
CVE-2007-5746 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5746?
To fix CVE-2007-5746, 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-2007-5746 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5746 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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