#VU57210 Buffer overflow in OpenOffice - CVE-2021-33035
Published: October 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57210
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33035
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenOffice
OpenOffice
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing dBase/DBF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted DBF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/apache/openoffice/commit/efddaef0151af3be16078cc4d88c6bae0f911e56#diff-ea66e734dd358922aba12ad4ba39c96bdc6cbde587d07dbc63d04daa0a30e90f
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r929c0c6a53cad64a1007b878342756badbb05ddd9b8f31a6d0b424cb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1ab8532e11f41bc7ca057ac7e39cab25f2e1f9d5f4929788ae21c8b9@%3Cusers.openoffice.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/3