PT-2017-19198
CVE-2017-9806
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Published
2017-11-20
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Updated
2022-02-07
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OpenOffice versions prior to 4.1.4
Description
A flaw in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser, specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to create malicious documents. These documents can cause denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.1.4, update to version 4.1.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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