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CVE-2010-0395

OpenOffice.org 2.x and 3.0 before 3.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass Python macro security restrictions and execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted OpenDocument Text (ODT) file that triggers code execution when the macro directory structure is previewed.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0395 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from canonical, from debian, from fedoraproject and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-06-10T00:30:07.317

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	11	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	12	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	13	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Application	apache	openoffice	< 3.2.1	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042468.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042529.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042534.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40070 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40084 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40104 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40107 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-949-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2055 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-0395.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0459.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1350 Broken Link, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1353 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1366 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1369 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574119 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11091 Tool Signature ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042468.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042529.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042534.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40070 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40084 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40104 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40107 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-949-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2055 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-0395.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0459.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1350 Broken Link, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1353 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1366 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1369 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574119 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11091 Tool Signature (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 canonical'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.