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CVE-2012-2665

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2665 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 11 products from apache, from libreoffice, from canonical and 8 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

2012-08-06T18:55:01.133

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-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	openoffice	< 3.4.1	Yes
Application	libreoffice	libreoffice	< 3.5.5	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	11.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	11.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui_6	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50142 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50146 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520 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/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txt Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027331 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027332 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826077 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50142 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50146 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520 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/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txt Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027331 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027332 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826077 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (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 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.