Description
The WW8ListManager::WW8ListManager function in oowriter in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 does not properly handle an unspecified number of list levels in user-defined list styles in WW8 data in a Microsoft Word document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .DOC file that triggers an out-of-bounds write.
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+lenny11 | DSA-2151-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | autocorr-af +135 | 1:3.2.1-19.6.el6_0.5 | RHSA-2011:0183 |
| RHEL 5 | openoffice.org +77 | 1:3.1.1-19.5.el5_5.6 | RHSA-2011:0182 |
| RHEL 4 | openoffice.org +3 | 1.1.5-10.7.el4_8.10 | RHSA-2011:0181 |
| RHEL 4 | openoffice.org2 +58 | 1:2.0.4-5.7.0.6.1.el4_8.8 | RHSA-2011:0181 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | openoffice.org +77 | 1:3.1.1-19.5.el5_5.6 | RHSA-2011:0182 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2011:0183 Red Hat Security Advisory: openoffice.org security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:0182 Red Hat Security Advisory: openoffice.org security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:0181 Red Hat Security Advisory: openoffice.org and openoffice.org2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2151-1 openoffice.org - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 40775 third-party-advisory
- 46031 vdb-entry
- DSA-2151 vendor-advisory
- 60799 third-party-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
- GLSA-201408-19 vendor-advisory
- 43118 third-party-advisory
- 43065 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0230 vdb-entry
- 1025002 vdb-entry
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-3453_CVE-2010-3454.html
- ADV-2011-0232 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640950
- RHSA-2011:0182 vendor-advisory
- USN-1056-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0181 vendor-advisory
- 70714 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0279 vdb-entry
- 43105 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:027 vendor-advisory
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20110126-1
- http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/drosenbe/research.html
- 42999 third-party-advisory