CVE-2008-2152

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Openoffice.Org: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=714
http://secunia.com/advisories/30599
http://secunia.com/advisories/30633
http://secunia.com/advisories/30634
http://secunia.com/advisories/30635
http://secunia.com/advisories/31029
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-05.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237944-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:137
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:138
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2152.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0537.html

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