CVE-2008-3282

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2008 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraOpenoffice

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in the memory allocator in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1, on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a "numeric truncation error," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2152.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (14)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31640
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31646
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31778
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020764
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0835.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30866
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2449

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-681

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