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CVE-2012-2149

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2149 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from redhat, from redhat, from apache and 1 other, 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

2012-06-21T15:55:12.520

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

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	redhat	enterprise_linux__optional_productivity_applications	*	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Application	apache	openoffice.org	≤ 3.4	Yes
Application	apache	openoffice.org	3.3	Yes
Application	libwpd	libwpd	0.8.8	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml ([email protected])
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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