CVE-2012-2149

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

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

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txtExploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txtExploit

Timeline

Published: Jun 21, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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