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CVE-2006-5870

9.3 · HIGH

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…

Published Dec 31, 2006openofficeCWE-189EPSS 8.51%

Overview

CVE-2006-5870 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting openoffice openoffice. It was published on December 31, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openoffice. Update openoffice to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
openofficeopenoffice0Affected

References

Refftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.ascRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2007-q1/0002.htmlyReffedoranews.org/cms/node/2344Reflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0001.htmlRefosvdb.org/32610Refosvdb.org/32611Refsecunia.com/advisories/23549Refsecunia.com/advisories/23600Refsecunia.com/advisories/23612Refsecunia.com/advisories/23616

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5870?

CVE-2006-5870 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting openoffice openoffice. It was published on December 31, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-5870?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5870?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openoffice. Update openoffice to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-5870?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5870 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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