VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-12608

A vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in ImportOldFormatStyles, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.89%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.89% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: apache/openoffice · debian/debian linux
Source: security@apache.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022Third Party Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022Third Party Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.