OpenOffice up to 2.4.1 memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
9.0$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenOffice up to 2.4.1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-2237. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.4.1 (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2008 by Security Team with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2237 since 05/16/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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 67756 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2008-0939)), 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 117214 (CentOS Security Update for OpenOffice.org (CESA-2008:0939)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8919.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46165), Tenable (67756), SecurityFocus (BID 31962†), OSVDB (49411†) and Secunia (SA32419†). The entry VDB-44773 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 67756
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : openoffice.org (ELSA-2008-0939)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 61783
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1661-1 (openoffice.org)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.0
TippingPoint: 🔍

Timelineinfo

05/16/2008 🔍
10/29/2008 +166 days 🔍
10/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2008 +1 days 🔍
10/30/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/02/2008 +3 days 🔍
11/06/2008 +4 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1709 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44772

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 46165
SecurityFocus: 31962 - OpenOffice WMF and EMF File Handling Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32419
OSVDB: 49411 - CVE-2008-2237 - OpenOffice.org - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021120
Vulnerability Center: 19901 - OpenOffice.org 2-2.4.1 Remote Buffer Overflow Allows Code Execution via a Crafted WMF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2947

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 09:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/20/2019 09:39 (13)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!