CVE-2017-12626

Description

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.80% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache POI
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102879 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12626?
CVE-2017-12626 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12626?
To fix CVE-2017-12626, 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-2017-12626 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12626 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-12626?
CVE-2017-12626 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache POI.
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