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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-0259

OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 Memory Corruption

Published Jan 21, 2009 · catalog updated Jan 21, 2009 · OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5

Patch now

CVE-2009-0259 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.50%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor openoffice openoffice.org

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor openoffice openoffice.orgversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2009-0259

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2009-0259 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 7.50%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 21, 2009 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 21, 2009 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-0259

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-0259

    30-day exploitation probability 7.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-0259

    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 Decemb

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.