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CVE-2006-2198

OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-2198 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from openoffice, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-06-30T18:05:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.0	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.1	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.1a	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.1b	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.2	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.3	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.4	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	1.1.5	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.0	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.0_rc1	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.0_rc2	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.0_rc3	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.1	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.2	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.2_rc1	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.2_rc2	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.2_rc3	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.2_rc4	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.3_rc3	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.3_rc4	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.3_rc5	Yes
Application	openoffice	openoffice	2.0.3_rc6	Yes
Application	sun	staroffice	7.0	Yes
Application	sun	staroffice	8.0	Yes

References

http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2343 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20867 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20893 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20910 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20911 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20913 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20975 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20995 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21278 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22129 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-12.xml ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016414 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1104 ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/170113 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:118 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_40_openoffice.html ([email protected])
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2199.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0573.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447035/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18738 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-2 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2607 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2621 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27564 ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-475 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11082 ([email protected])
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2343 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20867 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20893 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20910 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20911 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20913 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20975 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20995 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21278 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22129 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-12.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016414 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102490-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1104 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/170113 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:118 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_40_openoffice.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openoffice.org/security/CVE-2006-2199.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0573.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447035/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18738 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2607 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2621 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27564 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-475 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11082 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openoffice's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.