CVE-2012-2149
The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.67% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux optional productivity applications · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · apache/openoffice.org · libwpd/libwpd
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 13.7% 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.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46992Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txtExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46992Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txtExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.