openoffice.org-core: Insecure temporary file usage
Published Nov 5, 2008
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of OpenOffice.org as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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:H/Au:N/C:N/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 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 36.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 35.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496361 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4937 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460636 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4937
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4937
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