CVE-2007-4251 json
OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a de…
published 2007-08-08 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4234
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-4251 updated
OpenOffice crashes upon opening certain files
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/35806
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/46766
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018544
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/3004
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4251
- NVD CVE-2007-4251
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