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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2007-0245 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RTF file with…

published 2007-06-12 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0247

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.7%
EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RTF file with a crafted prtdata tag with a length parameter inconsistency, which causes vtable entries to be overwritten.

Patch / fix

  • openoffice.org RHEL 3 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4
  • openoffice.org RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:2.0.4-5.4.17.2
  • openoffice.org2 RHEL 4 1:2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0
  • openoffice.org-kde RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4
  • openoffice.org-base RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:2.0.4-5.4.17.2
  • openoffice.org-calc RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:2.0.4-5.4.17.2
  • openoffice.org-core RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:2.0.4-5.4.17.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0406

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-2007-0245 updated

openoffice.org rtf filter buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openoffice.org2 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4, openoffice.org2-base 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-calc 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-core 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-draw 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openoffice.org 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-base 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-calc 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-core 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-draw 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-math 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openoffice.org2 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4, openoffice.org2-base 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-calc 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-core 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-draw 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openoffice.org2 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4, openoffice.org2-base 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-calc 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-core 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-draw 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) openoffice.org 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-base 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-calc 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-core 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-draw 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, openoffice.org-math 2.0.4-5.4.17.2, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-39.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openoffice.org2 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.1.EL4, openoffice.org2-base 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-calc 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-core 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, openoffice.org2-draw 2.0.4-5.7.0.1.0, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0406

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Exploit prediction

6.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.