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CVE-2012-1149

Integer overflow in the vclmi.dll module in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 3.3, 3.4 Beta, and possibly earlier, and LibreOffice before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded image object, as demonstrated by a JPEG image in a .DOC file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1149 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from libreoffice, from debian, from redhat and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, 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

2012-06-21T15:55:11.537

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libreoffice	libreoffice	≤ 3.5.2	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.2.z	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Application	apache	openoffice.org	3.3.0	Yes
Application	apache	openoffice.org	3.4	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	15	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	16	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0089.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082168.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081319.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0705.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47244 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49140 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49373 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49392 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027068 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2473 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2487 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/cve-2012-1149/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:090 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:091 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-1149.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/81988 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75692 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0089.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082168.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081319.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0705.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47244 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49140 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49373 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49392 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027068 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2473 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2487 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.libreoffice.org/advisories/cve-2012-1149/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:090 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:091 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-1149.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/81988 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75692 (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 libreoffice'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.