Information disclosure in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2017-3157
By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Openoffice
- Apache Software Foundation Openoffice — versions 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.3, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3157?
- CVE-2017-3157 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3157?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.