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TI-2008-02270 Aliases CVE-2008-2366GHSA-vcfc-hhf9-89j5

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for OpenOffice.org…

Priority LOW 20CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for OpenOffice.org (OOo) 1.1.x on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in the current working directory, related to incorrect quoting of the ORIGIN symbol for use in the RPATH library path.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableOpenoffice
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Openoffice

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0538 Released 2008-06-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    openoffice.org security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4, openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386, openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.ppc +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4, openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4, openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-42.2.0.EL3.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4, openoffice.org-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386, openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.5-10.6.0.5.EL4.i386 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0538

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2366
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcfc-hhf9-89j5

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2007-04429 HSQLDB before 1.8.0.9, as used in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2 before 2.3.1, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-05653 Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-00236 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-00230 Stack-based buffer overflow in filter\starcalc\scflt.cxx in the StarCalc parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-00231 OpenOffice.org (OOo) Office Suite allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-03018 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
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Sources

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