CVE-2009-2950

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 16 Feb 2010, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 06:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
22.82% HIGH
23% probability -1.78%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Feb 2010, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 06:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 22.82%• Percentile: 96%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • apache•openoffice

    < 3.2.0

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    8.04 | 8.10 | 9.04 | 9.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

References (24)