OpenOffice up to 2.4.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenOffice up to 2.4.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2238. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice up to 2.4.1 (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2008. The weakness was presented 10/30/2008 by Security Team with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2238 since 05/16/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 36765 (CentOS 3 / 5 : openoffice.org (CESA-2008:0939)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 (46166), Tenable (36765), SecurityFocus (BID 31962†), OSVDB (49410†) and Secunia (SA32419†). See VDB-44772 for similar entry. 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: 36765
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 5 : openoffice.org (CESA-2008:0939)
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OpenVAS ID: 61783
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1661-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.0
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05/16/2008 🔍
10/29/2008 +166 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44773

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X-Force: 46166
SecurityFocus: 31962 - OpenOffice WMF and EMF File Handling Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32419
OSVDB: 49410 - CVE-2008-2238 - OpenOffice.org - Multiple Integer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1021121
Vulnerability Center: 19902 - OpenOffice.org 2-2.4.1 Remote Buffer Overflow Allows Code Execution via a Crafted EMF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2947

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 09:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/20/2019 09:42 (13)
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