SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1774

The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HWP document, which triggers an…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 7.59%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HWP document, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
7.59% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · apache/openoffice · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · libreoffice/libreoffice
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.