CVE-2014-3575

Description

The OLE preview generation in Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.1 and OpenOffice.org (OOo) might allow remote attackers to embed arbitrary data into documents via crafted OLE objects.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.40% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory documentfoundation.org Vendor Advisory openoffice.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/137657.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69354 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95420 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3575.html vendor advisory
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 third party advisory broken link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-08/0115.html broken link mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030754 broken link third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3575?
CVE-2014-3575 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3575?
To fix CVE-2014-3575, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3575 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3575 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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