Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openoffice package, versions [,4.1.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.46% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENOFFICE-2382230
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Aug 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-1513  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openoffice to version 4.1.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The Impress tool in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or execute arbitrary code via crafted MetaActions in an (1) ODP or (2) OTP file.

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