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CVE-2006-5870

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions...

9.3 HighFix available

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Exploit likelihood

8.51%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Record
CVE-2006-5870
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Record
CVE-2006-5870
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5854 No score

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Record
EUVD-2006-5854
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-564p-qwx9-wr9r No score

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions...

Multiple integer overflows in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.0.4 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.1.0; and StarOffice 6 through 8; allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) WMF or (b) EMF file that triggers heap-based buffer overflows in (1) wmf/winwmf.cxx, during processing of META_ESCAPE records; and wmf/enhwmf.cxx, during processing of (2) EMR_POLYPOLYGON and (3) EMR_POLYPOLYGON16 records.

Record
GHSA-564p-qwx9-wr9r
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openoffice.org
Debian:3.1
 before 1.1.3-9sarge4, plus listed versions
1.1.3-91.1.3-9sarge11.1.3-9sarge21.1.3-9sarge3
1.1.3-9sarge4
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
0:1.1.2-35.2.0.EL3
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-kde
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-kde
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-kde
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-i18n
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-kde
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
openoffice.org-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4
0:1.1.5-6.6.0.EL4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5870 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Openoffice, published December 31, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.51%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in openoffice.org 1.1.3-9sarge4.

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