CVE-2012-2149

high
Published 2012-06-21 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2149

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/46992

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.8.14-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.8.14-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.8.14-1
debian debiansidfixed0.8.14-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.8.14-1
redhat rhel5.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
redhat redhatenterprise_linux__optional_productivity_applications
apache apacheopenoffice.org{"endIncluding":"3.4"}
apache apacheopenoffice.org3.3
libwpdlibwpd0.8.8

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.