CVE-2017-9806

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Openoffice
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 November 2017

Summary

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Affected Version(s)

Apache OpenOffice 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand

References

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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