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CVE-2006-2198

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2198 describes a critical vulnerability in OpenOffice.org and StarOffice versions 1.1.x through 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3, where malicious BASIC macros embedded in documents could execute without user prompting, enabling unauthorized activities. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0334 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.0.3
View patch
libreofficepatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.0.3
View patch
nessuspatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.0.3
postgresqlpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.0.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (5)

redhatCVE-2006-2198Important

security flaw

Jun 29, 2006
denollm-deno-1a24955d60a40438

Macro

postgresqlllm-postgresql-335c2c3efb39940a

Macro

libreofficellm-libreoffice-e490ec99e0e8f7c4

Macro

nessusllm-nessus-7575c29ea07b238d

Macro

References

fedoranews.org / cms/node/2343
secunia.com / advisories/20867
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20893
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20910
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20911
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20913
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20975
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20995
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21278
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22129
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23620
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200607-12.xml
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27564
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-475
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11082
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Patch
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1104
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/170113
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_40_openoffice.html
openoffice.org / security/CVE-2006-2199.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0573.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/447035/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18738
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-313-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-313-2
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2607
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2621
Vendor Advisory