OpenOffice up to 2.3.1 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.3.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5746. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenOffice up to 2.3.1 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an EMF file with a crafted EMR_STRETCHBLT record, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2008. The weakness was presented 04/17/2008 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5746 since 10/31/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67666 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2008-0176)), 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 165683 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update OpenOffice_org (SUSE-SA:2008:023)).

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2435. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6141.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41861), Tenable (67666), SecurityFocus (BID 28819†), OSVDB (44470†) and Secunia (SA29844†). See VDB-42035, VDB-42034, VDB-42032 and VDB-51863 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67666
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2008-0176)
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OpenVAS ID: 60794
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1547-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.1

Snort ID: 2435
Snort Message: FILE-IDENTIFY Microsoft emf file download request
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42033

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X-Force: 41861
SecurityFocus: 28819 - OpenOffice Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29844
OSVDB: 44470 - CVE-2007-5746 - OpenOffice.org - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019892
Vulnerability Center: 18241 - OpenOffice.org < 2.4 Heap-based Buffer Overflow via an EMF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1253

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 16:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (90), 08/09/2019 16:26 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:249:103

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