CVE-2012-2149

HIGH 7.5CVE-2012-2149 · Published 21/06/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openoffice.org apache	`= 3.3≤ 3.4`	No fix yet
libwpd libwpd	`= 0.8.8`	No fix yet

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.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html · Exploit
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/46992 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/60799 · Third Party Advisory
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/53570 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id · Third Party Advisory
sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt · Exploit

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