CVE-2012-2665
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2665
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 11.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 11.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:3.5.4-7 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:3.5.4-7 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:3.5.4-7 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:3.5.4-7 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:3.5.4-7 |
| debian | 6.0 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | openoffice | {"endExcluding":"3.4.1"} | 3.4.1 |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | {"endExcluding":"3.5.5"} | 3.5.5 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50146
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
- http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027332
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826077
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2665
CWEs
CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.