Description
Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1246-1 | New OpenOffice.org packages fix arbitrary code execution |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-406-1 | OpenOffice.org vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.653Z
Reserved: 2006-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-5870
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2006-5870
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN