Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in svtools/source/filter.vcl/wmf/enhwmf.cxx in Go-oo 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.1, previously named ooo-build and related to OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF file, a similar issue to CVE-2008-2238.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | openoffice.org | 1:2.4.1+dfsg-1+lenny3 | DSA-1880-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | openoffice.org | 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch7 | DSA-1880-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1880-1 openoffice.org - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2010:105 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:091 vendor-advisory
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ooo-build/ooo-build/commit/?id=49b4e38571912a7d28c4044e5b2bd57e51c77d55
- MDVSA-2010:035 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:015 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1880 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090922 Re: [oss-security] OpenOffice.org CVE-2009-2139 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090910 Re: OpenOffice.org CVE-2009-2139 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20091026 Re: CVE-2009-3239 is a duplicate of CVE-2009-2139 and CVE-2009-2140 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090911 Re: OpenOffice.org CVE-2009-2139 mailing-list
- 36291 vdb-entry
- 36613 third-party-advisory