CVE-2006-5870

Ubuntu Security Notice 406-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Múltiples desbordamientos de enteros en OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 y anteriores, y posiblemente otras versiones anteriores a 2.1.0;y StarOffice 6 hasta 8; permiten a un atacante remoto con la intervención del usuario ejecutar código de su elección mediante (1) ficheros WMF o (b) EMF manipulados que disparan un desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo en (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, durante el procesamiento de registros META_ESCAPE; y wmf/enhwmf.cxx durante el procesamiento de (2) registros EMR_POLYPOLYGON y (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16.

John Heasman from Next Generation Security Software discovered a heap overflow in the handling of Windows Metafiles in OpenOffice.org, the free office suite, which could lead to a denial of service and potentially execution of arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-11-14 CVE Reserved
2006-12-31 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-07-01 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (41)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2007-q1/0002.htmly	Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/32610	Vdb Entry
http://osvdb.org/32611	Vdb Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017466	Vdb Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/220288	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerabilities-in-the-staroffice-suite	X_refsource_misc
http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/39509/alloc.overflows.wmf.patch	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455943/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455947/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455954/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455964/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456271/100/100/threaded	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31257	Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-905	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8280	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9145	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042	2018-10-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0001.html	2018-10-17

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.asc	2018-10-17
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2344	2018-10-17
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0001.html	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23549	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23600	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23612	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23616	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23682	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23683	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23711	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23712	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23762	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/23920	2018-10-17
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-07.xml	2018-10-17
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102735-1	2018-10-17
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1246	2018-10-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:006	2018-10-17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-406-1	2018-10-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0031	2018-10-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0059	2018-10-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5870	2007-01-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618229	2007-01-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openoffice Search vendor "Openoffice"		Openoffice Search vendor "Openoffice" for product "Openoffice"				<= 2.0.4 Search vendor "Openoffice" for product "Openoffice" and version " <= 2.0.4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Staroffice Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice"				6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Staroffice Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice"				7.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Staroffice Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice"				8.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Staroffice" and version "8.0"		-		Affected