CVE-2009-0259

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 22, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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