CVE-2009-0259 Information

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.

Reference

http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33383 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48213 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560