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CVE-2006-2198

Published: Jun 30, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.6CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 12.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an OpenOffice document with a malicious BASIC macro, which is executed without prompting the user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
openofficeopenoffice
On-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
starofficesun
On-premOS
Operating Systems
openofficeoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka openoffice.org
suncommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1104
debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-313-1
ubuntu.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-475
issues.rpath.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 30, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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