CVE-2009-0259

EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

OpenOffice.org <1.1.5 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb SUSPICIOUS VERIFIED

by securfrog · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Exploit] http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48213

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33383

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/9

Scores

EPSS 0.1660

EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2009-01-21

InTheWild.io 2017-09-29

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (4)

openoffice/openoffice.org 1.1.2

openoffice/openoffice.org 1.1.3

openoffice/openoffice.org 1.1.4

openoffice/openoffice.org 1.1.5

Published Jan 22, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026