CVE-2012-2665: apache openoffice Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-2665 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apache openoffice. EPSS estimates a 7.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 06-08-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.01% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat194 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop6.0
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems6.0
- enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian6.0
- enterprise_linux_server6.0
Debian3 products
- libreoffice< 1:3.5.4-7
- openoffice.org< 1:3.2.1-11+squeeze7
- debian_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0
Apache1 product
- openoffice< 3.4.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 11.04 | 11.10 | 12.04
Libreoffice1 product
- libreoffice< 3.5.5
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References
26 links- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory