CVE-2007-4575

HSQLDB before 1.8.0.9, as used in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2 before 2.3.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via crafted database documents, related to "exposing static java methods."

Published: 2007-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4575 is rated High Risk (75.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.35%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +8.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4575

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 6.32% 14.35% +8.03%
2 2025-12-31 5.59% 6.32% +0.73%
3 2025-12-05 5.59%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4575

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4575

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4575

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-4575 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hsqldb), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4575
gentoo normal CVE-2007-4575: 1 GLSA(s) (200712-25), 3 atom(s) (app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin, dev-db/hsqldb); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4575
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4575
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-4575 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (hsqldb, openoffice.org, openoffice.org-amd64), 14 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 9, ignored 2, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4575

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4575

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openoffice openoffice <= 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0.3_1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0.3_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.0beta cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.0beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4575

URL Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200771
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201799
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27914 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27916 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27928 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27931 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27972 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28018 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28039 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28286 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28585 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30100 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103141-1 Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200637-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1419
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-25.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:095
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4575.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00134.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00155.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00281.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1048.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1090.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0151.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0158.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0213.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26703 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019041
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-609-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4092 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4146 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38882
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10153
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00678.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00753.html
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