CVE-2009-0259 is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 0.0. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.
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Moderate probability of exploitation
EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.
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.
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Openoffice | Openoffice.org |