CVE-2012-2665 Memory corruption in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2665 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-2665 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 6 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apache Openoffice. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2665/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted ODT files exploiting heap buffer overflows 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-2012-2665?
CVE-2012-2665 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 6 Aug 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
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2665?
It affects 11 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
openoffice.org Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-base Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-calc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-core Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-draw Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-emailmerge Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-graphicfilter Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-headless Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-impress Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-javafilter Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-af_ZA Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ar Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-as_IN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-bg_BG Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-bn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ca_ES Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-cs_CZ Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-cy_GB Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-da_DK Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-de Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-el_GR Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-es Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-et_EE Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-eu_ES Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-fi_FI Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-fr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ga_IE Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-gl_ES Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-gu_IN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-he_IL Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-hi_IN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-hr_HR Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-hu_HU Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-it Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ja_JP Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-kn_IN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ko_KR Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-lt_LT Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
openoffice.org-langpack-ml_IN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.4 |
Products include Apache Openoffice, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libreoffice Libreoffice, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2665?
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-2012-2665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2665, DSA-2520-1, GHSA-36hh-vpg6-r82h, RHSA-2012:1135, RHSA-2012:1136.