Detections
Analytics
OpenOffice < 2.4.1 rtl_allocateMemory Integer Overflow
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4538
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has a program affected by an integer overflow vulnerability.Description
The version of OpenOffice installed on the remote host reportedly contains an integer overflow vulnerability in 'rtl_allocateMemory()', a custom memory allocation function used by the application. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected system, he can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code subject to his privileges.Solution
Upgrade to OpenOffice version 2.4.1 or later.See Also
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=714
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 4538
Family: Generic
Published: 8/18/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 33129
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:openoffice:openoffice.org
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2152
BID: 29622