Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2665
CVE-2012-2665
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.5.5
- (no CPE)range: <3.5.5
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui_6:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <3.5.5
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References
16- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1135.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2520nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2012-2665/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2012-05.txtnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54769nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1536-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1537-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/50142nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/50146nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/50692nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/60799nvdBroken Link
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