Sun OpenOffice up to 3.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sun OpenOffice up to 3.0.0. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2139. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenOffice up to 3.0.0 (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in svtools/source/filter.vcl/wmf/enhwmf.cxx in Go-oo 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.1, previously named ooo-build and related to OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF file, a similar issue to CVE-2008-2238.

The weakness was released 09/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2139. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 02/28/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44745 (Debian DSA-1880-1 : openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44745), SecurityFocus (BID 36291†), Secunia (SA36613†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23502†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 44745
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1880-1 : openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 830936
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for slib MDVA-2010:091 (slib)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 2.0.0

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06/20/2009 🔍
09/04/2009 +76 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2011 days 🔍
02/28/2025 +3635 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49876

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SecurityFocus: 36291 - OpenOffice EMF File Parser Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 36613
Vulnerability Center: 23502 - OpenOffice.org OpenOffice \x3C 3.1.1 Crafted EMF File Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/28/2025 16:43
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/15/2017 09:08 (9), 08/22/2021 09:00 (3), 08/22/2021 09:02 (1), 02/28/2025 16:43 (17)
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