9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-3524
Apache OpenOffice Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted Calc spreadsheet.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3524 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libreoffice libreoffice
1 Apache openoffice
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2014-3524 vulnerability.
Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-3524 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3524.

URL Resource
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60235 Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69351 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030755 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 Third Party Advisory
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60235 Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69351 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030755 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3524 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3524 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3524 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3524 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59600
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59877
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60235
    Added Reference http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69351
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030755
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html" target="_blank">CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')</a>
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ No Types Assigned http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/60235 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/60235 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html No Types Assigned http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69351 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69351 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030755 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030755 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2.6 *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.0 up to (excluding) 4.3.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533200/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95421 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95421 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3524.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60235 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.53 }} 0.40%

score

0.92512

percentile