Vulnerability CVE-2012-2149
Published: 2012-06-21

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
OpenOffice.org Memory Overwrite Vulnerability
Kestutis Gudinav...
17.05.2012
High
libwpd WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow() Memory Overwrite
K. Gudinavicius
19.05.2012

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux optional productivity applications 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Libwpd -> Libwpd 
Fridrich strba -> Libwpd 
Apache -> Openoffice.org 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt
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