OpenOffice.org: heap based buffer overflow in PPT import
Published Jan 28, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.10%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Impress in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file in an ODF or Microsoft Office document, as demonstrated by a PowerPoint (aka PPT) document.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.0.0 · < 3.3.0
Configuration 2
- 8.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openoffice.org-1:3.1.1-19.5.el5_5.6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0182
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openoffice.org-1:3.2.1-19.6.el6_0.5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0183
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openoffice.org
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openoffice.org-1:3.1.1-19.5.el5_5.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0182 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openoffice.org-1:3.2.1-19.6.el6_0.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0183 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openoffice.org | Affected | n/a |
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.10% (0.10102) | 95.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.10% (0.10102) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 7.13% (0.07126) | 91.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 5.18% (0.05177) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 4.04% (0.04040) | 87.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05128) | 88.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.62% (0.07623) | 86.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05128) | 89.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.39% (0.11389) | 95.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01278) | 86.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01278) | 84.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 83.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 82.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.96% (0.07963) | 93.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.96% (0.07963) | 92.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.96% (0.07963) | 92.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 7.96% (0.07963) | 81.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://osvdb.org/70717 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42999 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43065 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4253.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0182.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46031 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025002 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0232 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4253 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=658259 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4253
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4253
Change history (0)
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