# CVE-2008-3282: Integer overflow in the rtl\_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc\_global.c in the memory allocator in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1,

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-08-29 · Updated: 2025-01-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in the memory allocator in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1, on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a "numeric truncation error," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2152.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/31646
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00120.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020764
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31640
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2449
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00494.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458056
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0835.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30866
- http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=92217
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11345
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455867
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31778

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