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CVE-2012-2149

Published: Jun 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
13.4%
Top 3.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux optional productivity applicationsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
openoffice.orgOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
libwpd
oss-project
libwpdLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
secunia.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
gentoo.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069
securitytracker.com
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