Is CVE-2012-2149 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2149 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2149?

CVE-2012-2149 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2149

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 13.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
EPSS score: 13.7% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2144)
Published: June 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2144 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apache / openoffice.org
apache / openoffice.org
libwpd / libwpd
redhat / enterprise linux optional productivity applications
redhat / enterprise linux desktop

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0090.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112862/libwpd-WPXContentListener-_closeTableRow-Memory-Overwrite.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1043.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46992(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-2149.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53570(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027069(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120518-0_openoffice_memory_overwrite.txt(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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