Vulnerability in Apache Poi
CVE-2017-12626
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DO…
EPSS: 0.011 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Poi
- Apache Software Foundation Poi — versions < 3.17
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12626?
- CVE-2017-12626 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Poi, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12626?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12626 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.