The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841.

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.478Z

Reserved: 2009-01-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-0259

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-01-22T23:30:04.500

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0259

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Publid Date: 2008-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0259 - Bugzilla

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