Vulnerability CVE-2012-2665


Published: 2012-08-06

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
LibreOffice / OpenOffice Multiple heap-based buffer overflows
Pre Cert
10.08.2012
Low
Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 Logic Errors
Timo Warns
29.08.2012

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

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
SUN -> Openoffice.org 
Libreoffice -> Libreoffice 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826077
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027332
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027331
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txt
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692
http://secunia.com/advisories/50146
http://secunia.com/advisories/50142
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.html

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