CVE-2012-2665 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2012-2665
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10
Very High Risk

Due to its potential exploitability, CVE-2012-2665 presents a serious risk to affected systems.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2012-2665 Details

Status: Deferred

Last updated: 🕧 11 Apr 2025, 00:51 UTC
Originally published on: 🕡 06 Aug 2012, 18:55 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 4630 days

CVSS Release: version 2

CVE-2012-2665 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-2665: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text (.odt) file with (1) a child tag within an incorrect parent tag, (2) duplicate tags, or (3) a Base64 ChecksumAttribute whose length is not evenly divisible by four.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2012-2665

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2012-2665 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2012-2665

The vulnerability CVE-2012-2665 is highly exploitable since it requires low complexity and no authentication.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2012-2665, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2012-2665, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2012-2665 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2012-2665 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2012-2665 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 33.594% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 97.18% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 2.819999999999993% of others.

CVE-2012-2665 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.4:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.4:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:1.1.5:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:3.4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.2.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.2.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.2.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.2.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.202:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.3.202:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.4.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:3.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui_6:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui_6:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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