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CVE-2012-3456

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read function in filters/words/msword-odf/wv2/src/styles.cpp in the Microsoft import filter in Calligra 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 20.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read function in filters/words/msword-odf/wv2/src/styles.cpp in the Microsoft import filter in Calligra 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ODF style in an ODF document. NOTE: this is the same vulnerability as CVE-2012-3455, but it was SPLIT by the CNA even though Calligra and KOffice share the same codebase.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
20.07% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 August 2012
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
calligra/calligra
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%13%25%4 November 2026: 20.07%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 20.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-37576source ↗Alligra Calligra - Heap Buffer Overflowlinux · Charlie Millerremote7 August 2012yes

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