CVE-2017-12608

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3472-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad en el analizador sintáctico de archivos DOC de OpenOffice Writer en versiones anteriores a la 4.1.4, específicamente en ImportOldFormatStyles, permite que atacantes manipulen documentos maliciosos que provoquen una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria y cierre inesperado de la aplicación), resultando potencialmente en la ejecución de código arbitrario.

Marcin Noga discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PPT documents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPT document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. Marcin Noga discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled Word documents. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted Word document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

2017-08-07 CVE Reserved
2017-11-02 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022	2022-02-07
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.html	2022-02-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Openoffice Search vendor "Apache" for product "Openoffice"				< 4.1.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Openoffice" and version " < 4.1.4"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected