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CVE-2007-1466 json

Integer overflow in the WP6GeneralTextPacket::_readContents function in WordPerfect Document importer/exporter (libwpd) before 0.8.9 allows…

published 2007-03-16 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1460

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the WP6GeneralTextPacket::_readContents function in WordPerfect Document importer/exporter (libwpd) before 0.8.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-0002.

Patch / fix

  • libwpd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1466

  • openoffice.org RHEL 3 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-kde RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-i18n RHEL 3 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org-i18n RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-libs RHEL 3 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org-libs RHEL 4 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
  • libwpd RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 0.8.7-3.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0033RHSA-2007:0055

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-2007-1466 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0033
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libwpd 0.8.7-3.el5, libwpd-tools 0.8.7-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0055
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0033
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libwpd 0.8.7-3.el5, libwpd-tools 0.8.7-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0055
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0033
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) libwpd 0.8.7-3.el5, libwpd-tools 0.8.7-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0055
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-38.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.5-10.6.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0033

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Exploit prediction

3.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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