CVE-2015-1774

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1774
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-28 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Openoffice All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Application Libreoffice Libreoffice 4.4.0 All All All
Application Libreoffice Libreoffice 4.4.1 All All All
Application Libreoffice Libreoffice All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2578-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Apache OpenOffice HWP Filter Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libreoffice-4.3.7.2-3.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Apache OpenOffice Buffer Overflow in HWP Filter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Multiple Vendor LibreOffice "HWPFILTER" Out Of Bounds Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.verisign.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: libreoffice-4.2.8.2-8.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3236-1 libreoffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE-2015-1774 | LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - Fun Project - Fantastic People af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libreoffice.org Vendor Advisory
CVE-2015-1774 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openoffice.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0859-1: moderate: Security update for libreoffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
LibreOffice Buffer Overflow in HWP Filter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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