Out-of-bounds write in OpenOffice - CVE-2017-12607
Published: October 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8962
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12607
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .ppt file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the PPTStyleSheet::PPTStyleSheet functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .ppt file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
OpenOffice
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12607
Update to version 4.1.4.