OpenOffice up to 2.1 Parser scflt.cxx memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx of the component Parser. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0238. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenOffice up to 2.1 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx of the component Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx in the StarCalc parser in OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite before 2.2, and 1.x before 1.1.5 Patch, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document with a long Note.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2007. The weakness was presented 03/21/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0238 since 01/16/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67443 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2007-0033)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156210 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for OpenOffice.org (ELSA-2007:0033)).

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33112), Tenable (67443), SecurityFocus (BID 23067†), OSVDB (33972†) and Secunia (SA24465†). See VDB-35734 and VDB-35628 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67443
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2007-0033)
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OpenVAS ID: 58323
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1270-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.2

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12/15/2006 🔍
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01/16/2007 +32 days 🔍
03/20/2007 +63 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35733

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X-Force: 33112
SecurityFocus: 23067 - OpenOffice StarCalc Parser Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 24465 - SUSE update for openoffice_org and libwpd, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33972 - CVE-2007-0238 - OpenOffice - StarCalc Parser - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017799
Vulnerability Center: 14736 - OpenOffice.org StarCalc Parser Buffer Overflow Allows Remote User Assisted Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1032

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/17/2019 09:47
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (89), 07/17/2019 09:47 (4)
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