Buffer overflow in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2015-1774
The 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.076 (94.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.076 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice
- Libreoffice — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032205 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3236 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-1774.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156582.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032206 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157550.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74338 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-1774/ (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1458.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1774?
- CVE-2015-1774 is a vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2015-04-28.
- Is CVE-2015-1774 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.