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CVE-2007-0238

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-0238 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the StarCalc parser of OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite versions prior to 2.2 and 1.x prior to 1.1.5 Patch. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by opening a specially crafted document containing an overly long Note. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0575 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (8)

denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.2
View patch
libreofficepatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.2
View patch
nessuspatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.2
postgresqlpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: openoffice.org-1:2.0.4-5.4.17.1
View patch
debianvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (5)

redhatCVE-2007-0238Important

security flaw

Mar 20, 2007
denollm-deno-b063ae13091705dd

StarCalc Vulnerability

postgresqlllm-postgresql-1403bc0ea3e6aef4

StarCalc Vulnerability

libreofficellm-libreoffice-5e9810dc5d95a2b8

StarCalc Vulnerability

nessusllm-nessus-edccec94b2c6e2a8

StarCalc Vulnerability

References

lists.suse.com / archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0007.html
secunia.com / advisories/24465
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24550
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24588
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24613
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24646
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24647
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24676
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24810
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24906
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/33112
issues.foresightlinux.org / browse/FL-211
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1118
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8968
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1270
Vendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-12.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
ngssoftware.com / advisories/high-risk-vulnerabilities-in-the-openoffice-suite
openoffice.org / security/CVE-2007-0238
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0033.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0069.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/464724/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/23067
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-444-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/1032
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/1117
Vendor Advisory