CVE-2009-0259 describes a critical denial-of-service and potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting OpenOffice.org versions 1.1.2 through 1.1.5. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to crash the application or execute malicious code by tricking users into opening specially crafted Word 97 files (.doc, .wri, or .rtf), leveraging memory corruption. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in December 2008, as evidenced by the 2008-crash.doc.rar sample, and has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, indicating significant danger despite limited public discussion or media coverage. While no Metasploit or Nuclei modules exist, an ExploitDB proof-of-concept for a similar issue in Wordpad suggests the feasibility of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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