#VU2694 Memory corruption in OpenOffice - CVE-2009-0259
Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2694
Vulnerability risk: Critical
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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0259
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 weakness exists due to boundary error in the Word processor. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc, .wri, or .rtf Word 97 file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Word processor. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc, .wri, or .rtf Word 97 file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.