GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2007-4251 (GCVE-0-2007-4251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-08 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:46
VLAI
Summary
OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://osvdb.org/46766 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2007-08-04 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T14:46:39.552Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "20070804 [ELEYTT] 4SIERPIEN2007",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded"
          },
          {
            "name": "openoffice-fileextension-dos(35806)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806"
          },
          {
            "name": "46766",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_OSVDB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/46766"
          },
          {
            "name": "1018544",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544"
          },
          {
            "name": "3004",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SREASON",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2007-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-15T20:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "20070804 [ELEYTT] 4SIERPIEN2007",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded"
        },
        {
          "name": "openoffice-fileextension-dos(35806)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806"
        },
        {
          "name": "46766",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_OSVDB"
          ],
          "url": "http://osvdb.org/46766"
        },
        {
          "name": "1018544",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544"
        },
        {
          "name": "3004",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SREASON"
          ],
          "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2007-4251",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "20070804 [ELEYTT] 4SIERPIEN2007",
              "refsource": "BUGTRAQ",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded"
            },
            {
              "name": "openoffice-fileextension-dos(35806)",
              "refsource": "XF",
              "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806"
            },
            {
              "name": "46766",
              "refsource": "OSVDB",
              "url": "http://osvdb.org/46766"
            },
            {
              "name": "1018544",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544"
            },
            {
              "name": "3004",
              "refsource": "SREASON",
              "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2007-4251",
    "datePublished": "2007-08-08T23:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2007-08-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T14:46:39.552Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2007-4251",
      "date": "2026-09-15",
      "epss": "0.01246",
      "percentile": "0.67669"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"19A804F4-915A-46FC-8003-022319FA67EE\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 no maneja adecuadamente ficheros con m\\u00faltiples extensiones, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos con la complicidad del usuario provocar una denegaci\\u00f3n de servicio.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2007-4251",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T00:35:08.973",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 4.3, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 8.6, \"impactScore\": 2.9, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": true}]}",
      "published": "2007-08-08T23:17:00.000",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://osvdb.org/46766\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"http://osvdb.org/46766\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vendorComments": "[{\"organization\": \"Mandriva\", \"comment\": \"This issue crashes OpenOffice.org only if a user opens a malicious document. Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.\", \"lastModified\": \"2007-09-18T00:00:00\"}, {\"organization\": \"Red Hat\", \"comment\": \"Red Hat does not consider this flaw a security issue. This flaw will only crash OpenOffice.org if a victim opens a malicious document.\", \"lastModified\": \"2007-08-14T00:00:00\"}]",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2007-4251\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2007-08-08T23:17:00.000\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-04-23T00:35:47.467\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 does not properly handle files with multiple extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.2 no maneja adecuadamente ficheros con m\u00faltiples extensiones, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos con la complicidad del usuario provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P\",\"baseScore\":4.3,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":true}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"19A804F4-915A-46FC-8003-022319FA67EE\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/46766\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/46766\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3004\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475534/100/0/threaded\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018544\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35806\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}],\"vendorComments\":[{\"organization\":\"Mandriva\",\"comment\":\"This issue crashes OpenOffice.org only if a user opens a malicious document. Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.\",\"lastModified\":\"2007-09-18T00:00:00\"},{\"organization\":\"Red Hat\",\"comment\":\"Red Hat does not consider this flaw a security issue. This flaw will only crash OpenOffice.org if a victim opens a malicious document.\",\"lastModified\":\"2007-08-14T00:00:00\"}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:19:07+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2007-4251",
      "id": "CVE-2007-4251",
      "initial_release_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "OpenOffice crashes upon opening certain files",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2007/cve-2007-4251.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.