CVE-2006-2199

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Applets in OpenOffice.org 1.1.x (aka StarOffice) up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to escape the Java sandbox and conduct unauthorized activities via certain applets in OpenOffice documents.

What this means for your business

It affects Openoffice. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 88% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Openoffice, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 7.6 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Assigned by: security@debian.org

Dates

Published: 2006-06-30
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Openoffice Openoffice1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Sun Staroffice6.0, 7.0, 8.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.