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 external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.137 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.137 · newest: 0.137 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice — versions 3.3.0, 3.4.0
- Librdf Raptor
- Libreoffice — versions 3.5.0
- Debian Linux — versions 6.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 16, 17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/60799 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48526 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48479 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48494 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52681 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078242.html (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.