# CVE-2008-0320: Heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE importer in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-04-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE importer in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an OLE file with a crafted DocumentSummaryInformation stream.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/29913
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:090
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0175.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29852
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41860
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29844
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30100
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29987
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:095
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019890
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1547
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1253/references
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-0320.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00448.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231642-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10318
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0176.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/references
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30179
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18923
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/openoffice_ole.rb

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