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CVE-2008-2237

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2237 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x versions prior to 2.4.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted WMF file embedded within a StarOffice/StarSuite document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with moderate attack complexity. Despite its high severity and the existence of public exploit intelligence tools like Metasploit and Nuclei, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
6.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0607 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 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, 0.1 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 (9)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.4.2
View patch
libreofficepatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.4.2
View patch
nessuspatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.4.2
postgresqlpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 2.4.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.4.el5_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openoffice.org2-1:2.0.4-5.7.0.6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (5)

redhatCVE-2008-2237Important

OpenOffice.org WMF integer overflow

Oct 29, 2008
denollm-deno-e8ed61e6cc87df55

Manipulated WMF files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution

postgresqlllm-postgresql-14b894ab7c01aa35

Manipulated WMF files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution

libreofficellm-libreoffice-a34116b0c22546d9

Manipulated WMF files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution

nessusllm-nessus-cf9b9f97c3caab46

Manipulated WMF files can lead to heap overflows and arbitrary code execution

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
neowiki.neooffice.org / index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features
secunia.com / advisories/32419
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32461
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32463
secunia.com / advisories/32489
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32676
secunia.com / advisories/32856
secunia.com / advisories/32872
secunia.com / advisories/33140
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46165
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10784
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1661
Patch
openoffice.org / security/cves/CVE-2008-2237.html
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
securityfocus.com / bid/31962
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-677-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-677-2
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2947
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3103