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CVE-2017-12608

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 20, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxOpenoffice

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in ImportOldFormatStyles, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Openoffice· Apache
95%
v ≥ 4.0.0v < 4.1.4
Affected range stops below 4.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
7.08.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.html

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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