CVE-2012-4233 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in LibreOffice or OpenOffice by tricking users into opening crafted document files.
- 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-2012-4233?
CVE-2012-4233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice Libreoffice, published on 19 Nov 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
LibreOffice 3.5.x before 3.5.7.2 and 3.6.x before 3.6.1, and OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted (1) odt file to vcllo.dll, (2) ODG (Drawing document) file to svxcorelo.dll, (3) PolyPolygon record in a .wmf (Window Meta File) file embedded in a ppt (PowerPoint) file to tllo.dll, or (4) xls (Excel) file to scfiltlo.dll.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4233?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libreoffice Libreoffice, Sun Openoffice.org.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4233?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-4233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libreoffice Libreoffice
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4233, DSA-2570-1, GHSA-238c-g57x-fg8c.