--- title: "CVE-2009-0259\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0259?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2009-0259 Publication date 22 January 2009 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The Word processor in OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008, as demonstrated by 2008-crash.doc.rar, and a similar issue to CVE-2008-4841. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | openoffice.org | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0259) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0259) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-0259) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0259) ### Other references *