CVE-2017-12607
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (6)
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- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice≤ 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brandenisa_euvdEU
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039732cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039734cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022cnnvd
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12607.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585enisa_euvd
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