vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-12626): libapache-poi-java vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 29, 2018 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 29, 2018
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
Description
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-12626
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-12626
- URL-https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52372
- URL-https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61294
- URL-https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61295
- URL-https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61338
- URL-https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12626
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