THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-0259
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-0259

Openoffice.Org vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
7.5%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841.
Affected vendor
Openoffice
Affected product
Openoffice.Org
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-01-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-0259

  • Confirm whether Openoffice Openoffice.Org is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-0259.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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