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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-0259

CVE-2009-0259

Description

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.

Affected products

4
  • Openoffice/Openoffice.org4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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