CVE-2008-3437

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—

OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 2.1.0 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 7.5

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.89%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Openoffice — Openoffice.org

CWE

CWE-94

Referencias

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