OpenOffice.org 2.0 and earlier, when hyperlinks has been disabled, does not prevent the user from clicking the WWW-browser button in the Hyperlink dialog, which makes it easier for attackers to trick the user into bypassing intended security settings
Published Jan 9, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
OpenOffice.org 2.0 and earlier, when hyperlinks has been disabled, does not prevent the user from clicking the WWW-browser button in the Hyperlink dialog, which makes it easier for attackers to trick the user into bypassing intended security settings.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of OpenOffice.org as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=53491 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015419 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4636 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4636
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4636
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=53491 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015419 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:033 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4636 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4636 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4636 |
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