7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9806
OpenOffice Writer DOC File Parser Fontenosities Memory Corruption
Description

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 20, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 7, 2022, 4:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9806 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 Apache openoffice
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-2017-9806.

URL Resource
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9806 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice.org:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html No Types Assigned http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice.org:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9806 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-2017-9806 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26160

percentile

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