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CVE-2012-0037

raptor: XML External Entity (XXE) attack via RDF files

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.

Redland Raptor (también conocido como libraptor) anterior a v2.0.7, utilizado por OpenOffice v3.3 y v3.4 Beta, LibreOffice anterior a v3.4.6 y v3.5.x anterior a v3.5.1, y otros productos, permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario leer archivos arbitrarios a través de una declaración de entidad externa (XXE) en xml y con referencia a un documento RDF.

OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation manager, formula editor, and a drawing program. OpenOffice.org embeds a copy of Raptor, which provides parsers for Resource Description Framework files. An XML External Entity expansion flaw was found in the way Raptor processed RDF files. If OpenOffice.org were to open a specially-crafted file, it could possibly allow a remote attacker to obtain a copy of an arbitrary local file that the user running OpenOffice.org had access to. A bug in the way Raptor handled external entities could cause OpenOffice.org to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running OpenOffice.org.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-12-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-03-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CAPEC
References (33)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Librdf
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Raptor
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< 2.0.7
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Affected
Libreoffice
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Libreoffice
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< 3.4.6
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Affected
Libreoffice
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Libreoffice
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3.5.0
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-
Affected
Apache
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Openoffice
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3.3.0
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Affected
Apache
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Openoffice
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3.4.0
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beta
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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16
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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17
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Gluster Storage Server For On-premise
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2.0
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Storage
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2.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Storage For Public Cloud
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2.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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5.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Eus
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6.2
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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5.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Aus
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6.2
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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5.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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6.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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6.0
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Affected