CVE-2008-3437: openoffice openoffice.org Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3437 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Code Injection vulnerability in openoffice openoffice.org. EPSS estimates a 1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-08-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 2.1.0 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.