Buffer overflow in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2009-2950
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.135 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.136 · newest: 0.135 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 8.10, 9.04, 9.10
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/38567 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38568 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38695 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38921 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/41818 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60799 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1995 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2950?
- CVE-2009-2950 is a vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2010-02-16.
- Is CVE-2009-2950 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.