CVE-2017-3157

N/A
Published: November 20, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
8 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

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.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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