SB2017090906 - Out-of-bounds read in libwpd.sourceforge.net libwpd

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SB2017090906 - Out-of-bounds read in libwpd.sourceforge.net libwpd

Published: September 9, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017090906
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14226)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp in libwpd 0.10.1 mishandle iterators, which. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the WPXTableList class in WPXTable.cpp). This vulnerability can be triggered in LibreOffice before 5.3.7. It may lead to suffering a remote attack against a LibreOffice application.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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