CVE-2017-12626
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.101 · 96 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (41)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2946Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-01-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Verfügbarkeit, Vertraulichkeit und Integrität zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0068IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-523c-xh4g-mh5mDenial of Service in Apache POI2021-01-14ghsa · osvUS
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: - Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294) - Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295)
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references (51)
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- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887985cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887987cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887989cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887991cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887995cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102879cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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