CVE-2017-9806
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apache/openoffice
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.