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CVE-2007-2

WordPerfect Import Vulnerability

  • Synopsis: Manipulated WordPerfect files can lead to heap overflow and arbitrary code execution in OpenOffice.org 2.0-2.1
  • State: Resolved

1. Impact

If a user opens an untrusted WordPerfect file his or her system may be compromised.

This issue is also described in
CVE-2007-0238, http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2

2. Affected releases

All versions in the 2.x line prior to OpenOffice.org 2.2. Versions in the 1.x line are not affected.

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

4. Relief/Workaround

There is no workaround. See "Resolution" below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

OpenOffice.org 2.2

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