CVE-2008-0320
Heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE importer in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an OLE file with a crafted DocumentSummaryInformation stream.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE importer in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an OLE file with a crafted DocumentSummaryInformation stream.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 56.86% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 May 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openoffice/openoffice.org
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 56.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29844Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29852Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29864Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29871Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29910Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29913Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29987Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30100Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30179Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231642-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1547
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:090
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:095
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5745.html
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-0320.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0175.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0176.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28819
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019890
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-609-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1253/referencesVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41860
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10318
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00448.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.