CVE-2009-2949

Description

Integer overflow in the XPMReader::ReadXPM function in filter.vcl/ixpm/svt_xpmread.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.91% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openoffice.org Vendor Advisory openoffice.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 third party advisory broken link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38695 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1995 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2949.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-903-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366 vdb entry patch broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00005.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38567 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10176 vdb entry tool signature signature
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38218 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0635 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38568 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527540 issue tracking third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023591 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56236 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818 third party advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0101.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38921 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2949?
CVE-2009-2949 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2949?
To fix CVE-2009-2949, 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-2009-2949 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2949 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~47% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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