CVE-2008-2238

N/A Unknown
Published: October 30, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.8%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

openoffice

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