HIGH
OpenOffice.org multiple EMF buffer overflows
Published Oct 30, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.72%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- ≤ 2.4.1
- 2.0
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.4
- 2.4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0939
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0939
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openoffice.org2-1:2.0.4-5.7.0.6.0
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0939
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.4.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0939
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | openoffice.org-0:1.1.2-43.2.0.EL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openoffice.org-0:1.1.5-10.6.0.7.EL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openoffice.org2-1:2.0.4-5.7.0.6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.4.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0939 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.72% 0.06722
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06722
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.72% (0.06722) | 93.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.75% (0.06752) | 93.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.24% (0.11236) | 92.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15055) | 90.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.24% (0.11236) | 92.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 19, 2025 | 20.21% (0.20205) | 96.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.34% (0.15339) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.39% (0.12389) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 13.55% (0.13550) | 94.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.54% (0.13542) | 94.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (31)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32419 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32461 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32463 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32489 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32676 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2238 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466528 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2238
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2238
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 30, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 16, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2238
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a