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CVE-2017-12608

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-11-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: before 4.1.4 — fixed in 4.1.4
• Debian Linux: 7.0, 8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022
• https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022
• https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.html

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