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CVE-2017-3157
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.1% 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-200
Description
By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.3
- Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.3, 7.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html
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