CVE-2012-2665
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libreoffice) | RHSA-2012:1135 | 2012-08-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (openoffice.org) | RHSA-2012:1136 | 2012-08-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (openoffice.org) | RHSA-2012:1136 | 2012-08-01 |
Acknowledgements
Upstream acknowledges Timo Warns as the original reporter of this issue.External References
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