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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5870 is rated High Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.24%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 18.51% | 8.24% | -10.27% |
| 2 | 2025-08-23 | 17.94% | 18.51% | +0.57% |
| 3 | 2025-08-10 | — | 17.94% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5870: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5870 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-5870: 1 GLSA(s) (200701-07), 2 atom(s) (app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-5870 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5870 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-5870 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openoffice.org, openoffice.org-amd64, openoffice.org-l10n), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): needs-triage 3, released 3, DNE 2, ignored 2, not-affected 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5870 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openoffice | openoffice | <= 2.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | staroffice | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:staroffice:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | staroffice | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:staroffice:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | staroffice | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:staroffice:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |