CVE-2012-2334 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a malicious PowerPoint file exploiting an integer overflow in OpenOffice and 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-2012-2334?
CVE-2012-2334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice Libreoffice, published on 19 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 filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx 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 (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the length of an Escher graphics record in a PowerPoint (.ppt) document, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2334?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Openoffice.org, Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2334?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-2334 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2334 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libreoffice Libreoffice
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2334, GHSA-pw69-whjp-72c8.