CVE-2011-2713 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted DOC file triggering an out-of-bounds read in OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2713?
CVE-2011-2713 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libreoffice Libreoffice, published on 21 Oct 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
oowriter in OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 and LibreOffice before 3.4.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted DOC file that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the DOC sprm parser.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2713?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libreoffice Libreoffice, Sun Openoffice.org.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2713?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-2713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libreoffice Libreoffice
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2713, DSA-2315-1, GHSA-49qr-m4m5-4m8j.