Buffer overflow in Apache Openoffice
CVE-2017-9806
A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9806?
- CVE-2017-9806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9806?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.