CVE-2017-12607
published 2017-11-20CVE-2017-12607: A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause…
PriorityP432high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.59%
83.6th percentile
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | openoffice | < 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_openoffice | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | libreoffice | < libreoffice 1:5.0.2-1 (bookworm) | libreoffice 1:5.0.2-1 (bookworm) |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 0 < 1:5.0.2-1 | 1:5.0.2-1 |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 0 < 1:5.0.2-1 | 1:5.0.2-1 |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 0 < 1:5.0.2-1 | 1:5.0.2-1 |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 0 < 1:5.0.2-1 | 1:5.0.2-1 |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 0 < 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.2 | 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
LibreOffice vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] LibreOffice vulnerabilities
Title: LibreOffice vulnerabilities
Summary: LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
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. (CVE-2017-12607)
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. (CVE-2017-12608)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all
the necessary changes.
Red Hat
libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
vendor_redhat·2017-10-26·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CWE-787 libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Package: libreoffice (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: libreoffice (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-12607: libreoffice - A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically i...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CVE-2017-12607: libreoffice - A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically i...
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:5.0.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:5.0.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:5.0.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:5.0.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:5.0.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-c68g-xg99-c8q7: A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-c68g-xg99-c8q7: A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
OSV
CVE-2017-12607: A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4
osv·2017-11-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CVE-2017-12607: A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
OSV
libreoffice vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] libreoffice vulnerabilities
libreoffice vulnerabilities
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. (CVE-2017-12607)
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. (CVE-2017-12608)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12607 libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
bugzilla·2017-10-31·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CVE-2017-12607 libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
CVE-2017-12607 libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality
An exploitable out of bound write vulnerability exists in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality of Apache OpenOffice. A specially crafted PPT file can cause an out of bound write resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send/provide a malicious PPT file to trigger this vulnerability.
External References:
https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0300
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12607.html
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2017-12607
Discussion:
Created libreoffice tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1507808]
---
At a glance, this should be addressed by https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gi
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12607 CVE-2017-12608 CVE-2017-9806 libreoffice: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-10-31·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12607 [HIGH] CVE-2017-12607 CVE-2017-12608 CVE-2017-9806 libreoffice: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-12607 CVE-2017-12608 CVE-2017-9806 libreoffice: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported ve
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2017-10-26·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities
## Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Marcin ‘Icewall’ Noga of Cisco Talos
## Overview Today, Talos is releasing details of three new vulnerabilities discovered within Apache OpenOffice application. The first vulnerability, TALOS-2017-0295 within OpenOffice Writer, the second TALOS-2017-0300 in the Draw application, and the third TALOS-2017-0301 discovered in the Writer application. All three vulnerabilities allow arbitrary code execution to be performed.
## TALOS-2017-0295 - Apache OpenOffice Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice DOC WW8Fonts Constructor (CVE-2017-9806) The vulnerability is in the WW8Fonts::WW8Fonts class of the OpenOffice word processor application. An attacker can build a malicious .doc (Microsoft Word Binary F
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2017-10-26·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Marcin ‘Icewall’ Noga of Cisco Talos
### Overview Today, Talos is releasing details of three new vulnerabilities discovered within Apache OpenOffice application. The first vulnerability, TALOS-2017-0295 within OpenOffice Writer, the second TALOS-2017-0300 in the Draw application, and the third TALOS-2017-0301 discovered in the Writer application. All three vulnerabilities allow arbitrary code execution to be performed.
### TALOS-2017-0295 - Apache OpenOffice Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice DOC WW8Fonts Constructor (CVE-2017-9806) The vulnerability is in the WW8Fonts::WW8Fonts class of the OpenOffice word processor application. An attacker can build a malicious .doc (Microsoft Word Binary File Format) file with a specially crafted malicious font, if
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039732http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039734https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12607.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039732http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039734https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12607.html
2017-11-20
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