Arbitrary Code Execution via Negative Array Index in libwpd 0.8.8

CVE-2012-2149 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The WPXContentListener::_closeTableRow function in WPXContentListener.cpp in libwpd 0.8.8, as used by OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Wordperfect .WPD document that causes a negative array index to be used. NOTE: some sources report this issue as an integer overflow.

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