vulnerability

Apache OpenOffice: CVE-2017-3157: Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 20, 2017
Added
Sep 12, 2025
Modified
Sep 12, 2025

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.

Solution

apache-openoffice-upgrade-latest
Title
NEW

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