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CVE-2012-2149

N/A
Published: June 21, 2012 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopOpenoffice.orgLibwpd

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 14%

Description

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (10)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189

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