CVE-2021-40439

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-40439
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-07 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionApache OpenOffice has a dependency on expat software. Versions prior to 2.1.0 were subject to CVE-2013-0340 a "Billion Laughs" entity expansion denial of service attack and exploit via crafted XML files. ODF files consist of a set of XML files. All versions of Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.10 are subject to this issue. expat in version 4.1.11 is patched.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Openoffice All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2021-40439: Apache OpenOffice: Billion Laughs MLIST www.openwall.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[announce] 20211007 CVE-2021-40439: Apache OpenOffice: Billion Laughs lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375951 Apache OpenOffice Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 379284 Apache OpenOffice Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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