CVE-2007-5746

Integer overflow in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an EMF file with a crafted EMR_STRETCHBLT record, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2008-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5746 is rated Moderate Risk (55.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.67%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5746

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 7.72% 4.67% -3.05%
2 2025-06-07 9.93% 7.72% -2.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 9.93% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5746

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5746

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5746

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-5746: 1 GLSA(s) (200805-16), 2 atom(s) (app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5746
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5746
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-5746 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (hsqldb, openoffice.org, openoffice.org-amd64), 12 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): not-affected 6, released 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5746

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5746

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openoffice openoffice.org 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice.org 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice.org 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice.org 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice.org 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openoffice openoffice.org 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5746

URL Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=692
http://secunia.com/advisories/29844 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29852 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29864 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29871 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29910 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29913 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29987 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30100 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30179 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231661-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1547
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:090
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:095
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5745.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5746.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0175.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0176.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28819
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-609-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1253/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/references Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41861
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10249
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00448.html
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