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CVE-2012-2334


Integer overflow in filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx 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 (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the length of an Escher graphics record in a PowerPoint (.ppt) document, which triggers a buffer overflow.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2334 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apache, from libreoffice 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

2012-06-19T20:55:06.600

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache openoffice.org 3.3 Yes
Application apache openoffice.org 3.4 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice ≤ 3.5.2 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.3.0 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.3.1 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.3.2 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.3.3 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.3.4 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.4.0 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.4.1 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.4.2 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.4.5 Yes
Application libreoffice libreoffice 3.5 Yes

References

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 apache'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.