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CVE-2008-2238 Details

Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted EMR records in an EMF file associated with a StarOffice/StarSuite document, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html	CVE
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661	CVE	Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html	CVE	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962	CVE	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153	CVE
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=750	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_2.2.5_Patch_3_New_Features#Security_fixes	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32419	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32461	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32463	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32489	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32676	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46166	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10849	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243226-1	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00905.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00923.html	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1661	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2008-2238.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0939.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31962	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021121	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2947	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3103	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3153	[email protected]

see all 54 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openoffice openoffice.org	<= 2.4.1 2.0 2.0.2 2.0.3 2.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.4.1::64-bit::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

openoffice openoffice.org

<= 2.4.1

2.0

2.0.2

2.0.3

2.0.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.4.1:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 31, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]