CVE-2012-2665

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.27% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory libreoffice.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826077 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txt third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027332 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027331 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50142 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50146 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2665?
CVE-2012-2665 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2665?
To fix CVE-2012-2665, 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-2012-2665 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2665 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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