Name: CVE-2017-9806: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-9806, CWE-787, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.01349

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apache Openoffice	—	Upgrade Apache OpenOffice to the latest version	Sep 12, 2025	Nov 20, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade libreoffice	Jul 30, 2024	Nov 20, 2017
Freebsd	—	Upgrade apache-openoffice-develUpgrade apache-openoffice	Oct 27, 2017	Oct 24, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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