CVE-2017-12608

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12608
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-20 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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 resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.011510000 probability, percentile 0.786840000 (date 2026-05-14)

Problem Types: CWE-787 | Potential Arbitrary Code Execution

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice affected 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4022-1 libreoffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Apache OpenOffice Writer Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Error in ImportOldFormatStyles Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2017-12608 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openoffice.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
LibreOffice Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Error in DOC Style Parser Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1214-1] libreoffice security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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