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CVE-2007-1466

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1466 describes an integer overflow in the libwpd library, specifically within the WP6GeneralTextPacket::_readContents function, affecting WordPerfect Document importer/exporter versions prior to 0.8.9. This vulnerability, triggered by a user-assisted remote attacker opening a crafted WordPerfect file, carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk. It could lead to a denial of service through an application crash and potentially arbitrary code execution. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:wordperfect_document_importer-exporter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0336 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libwpd-0:0.8.7-3.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1466Important

security flaw

Mar 16, 2007

References

fedoranews.org / cms/node/2805
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
secunia.com / advisories/24507
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24550
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24557
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24572
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24573
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24580
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24581
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24588
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24794
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24856
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200704-07.xml
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10862
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1268
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0033.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0055.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/463033/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/23006
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-437-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0976
Vendor Advisory