7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-14226
LibreOffice libwpd Denial of Service Buffer Over-Read
Description

WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp in libwpd 0.10.1 mishandle iterators, which allows remote attackers to cause 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2017, 8:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 9, 2020, 9:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14226 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 Libwpd libwpd
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-2017-14226.

URL Resource
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112269 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489337 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/tickets/14/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-14226 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/tickets/14/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/tickets/14/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112269 No Types Assigned https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112269 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489337 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489337 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libwpd:libwpd:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.99 }} 0.47%

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0.83732

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