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Critical
CVE-2009-2950
Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2950.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38695
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1995
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-903-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38567
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38218
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38568
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023591
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41818
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11050
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0101.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38921
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
openoffice, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 4.0, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 16th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.