HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2006-5870
CRITICAL

CVE-2006-5870

CWE-189Published: December 31, 2006· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

9.3
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2006-5870 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityC
IntegrityC
AvailabilityC
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

openoffice1 product(s)
openoffice
sun1 product(s)
staroffice
Source: NVD CPE · 4 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042
PATCHhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0001.html
PATCHhttp://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70042
PATCHhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0001.html
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23549
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23600
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23612
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23616
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23620
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23682
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23683
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23711
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23712
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23762
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23920
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0031
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0059
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23549
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23600
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23612
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23616
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23620
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23682
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23683
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23711
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23712
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23762
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23920
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0031
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0059

All References (78)

→
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.asc
→
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2007-q1/0002.htmly
→
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2344
→
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0001.html
→
http://osvdb.org/32610
→
http://osvdb.org/32611
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23549Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23600Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23612Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23616Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23620Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23682Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23683Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23711Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/23712Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2006-5870
CVSS Score9.3 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-189
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 31, 2006

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2006-5870 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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