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TI-2008-03144 Aliases CVE-2008-3282GHSA-jvw4-xfqp-q5qh

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-681Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in the memory allocator in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1, on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a "numeric truncation error," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2152.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.10755 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*2.4.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0835 Released 2008-08-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    openoffice.org security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-base-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-base-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2.i386 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-sdk-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-sdk-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) openoffice.org-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-base-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2, openoffice.org-base-1:2.3.0-6.5.2.el5_2.i386 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0835
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0835
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0835

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3282
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvw4-xfqp-q5qh

References

Advisory 3

Other 5

Sources

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