# CVE-2012-4233: LibreOffice 3.5.x before 3.5.7.2 and 3.6.x before 3.6.1, and OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NUL

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

LibreOffice 3.5.x before 3.5.7.2 and 3.6.x before 3.6.1, and OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted (1) odt file to vcllo.dll, (2) ODG (Drawing document) file to svxcorelo.dll, (3) PolyPolygon record in a .wmf (Window Meta File) file embedded in a ppt (PowerPoint) file to tllo.dll, or (4) xls (Excel) file to scfiltlo.dll.

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## References

- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-3-5-7&id=44bc6b5cac723b52df40fbef026e99b7119d8a69
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79730
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00075.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79731
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-3-5-7&id=6789ec4c1a9c6af84bd62e650a03226a46365d97
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/2
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/binfilter/commit/?h=libreoffice-3-5-7&id=7e22ee55ffc9743692f3ddb93e59dd4427029c5b
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79728
- http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/cve-2012-4233/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79732
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56352
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2570
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-3-5-7&id=8ca9fb05c9967f11670d045886438ddfa3ac02a7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00039.html
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23106

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