OpenOffice crashes upon opening certain files
Published Aug 8, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this flaw a security issue. This flaw will only crash OpenOffice.org if a victim opens a malicious document.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 68.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 69.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 88.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 88.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 86.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1.61% (0.01610) | 87.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01548) | 86.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01486) | 85.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 84.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/46766 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4251 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251717 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4251
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4251
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/46766 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4251 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251717 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4251 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4251 |
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