Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3437
CVE-2008-3437
Description
OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 2.1.0 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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