CVE-2010-3451

CVE-2010-3451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 10% places it in the 95th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-416.

Key facts

• Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 9.3)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 10% (95th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-416
• Affected product: Apache Openoffice
• Published: 2011-01-28
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in oowriter in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed tables in an RTF document.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3451?

Use-after-free vulnerability in oowriter in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed tables in an RTF document.

How severe is CVE-2010-3451?

CVE-2010-3451 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated critical severity.

Is CVE-2010-3451 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 10% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-3451?

CVE-2010-3451 primarily affects Apache Openoffice. In total, 7 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3451?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2010-3451 published?

CVE-2010-3451 was published on 2011-01-28 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://osvdb.org/70712
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42999
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43065
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43105
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43118
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1
• http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/drosenbe/research.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2151
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:027
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-3451_CVE-2010-3452.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0181.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0182.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46031
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025002
• http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20110126-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0232
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641282
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65030

Affected products (7)

• cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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