CVE-2012-1149 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a crafted image in a document, affecting OpenOffice and LibreOffice users.
- 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-2012-1149?
CVE-2012-1149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Jun 2012. 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
Integer overflow in the vclmi.dll module in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 3.3, 3.4 Beta, and possibly earlier, and LibreOffice before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded image object, as demonstrated by a JPEG image in a .DOC file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1149?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Apache Openoffice.org, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libreoffice Libreoffice, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1149?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-1149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1149, DSA-2473-1, GHSA-xqxg-hxfm-4q7f.