What is CVE-2012-0037?

CVE-2012-0037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2012-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2012-0037?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Apache Openoffice

CVE-2012-0037

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML exter…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.009 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Openoffice — versions 3.3.0, 3.4.0
Librdf Raptor
Libreoffice — versions 3.5.0
Debian Debian_linux — versions 6.0
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 16, 17
Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.2
Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0, 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 6.2
Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

60799 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
48526 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
48479 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
GLSA-201408-19 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
GLSA-201209-05 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
48494 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
1026837 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
MDVSA-2012:061 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
52681 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
FEDORA-2012-4663 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0037?: CVE-2012-0037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2012-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2012-0037?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.