TI-2017-05486 Aliases CVE-2017-7870 GHSA-fpwp-hqx7-wxhv

LibreOffice before 2017-01-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer…

MEDIUM 49CWE-787Published 2017-04-14 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

LibreOffice before 2017-01-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the tools::Polygon::Insert function in tools/source/generic/poly.cxx.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03864 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice::beta2::::::*	up to 5.3.0.0	Vulnerable	The Document Foundation

cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2017:1975 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
libreoffice security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) autocorr-af-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-bg-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-ca-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libreoffice-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, libreoffice-bsh-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, libreoffice-filters-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) autocorr-af-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-bg-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-ca-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) autocorr-af-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-bg-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, autocorr-ca-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libreoffice-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, libreoffice-bsh-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7, libreoffice-filters-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1975

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7870
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpwp-hqx7-wxhv
2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/62a97e6a561ce65e88d4c537a1b82c336f012722

Advisory 4

Other 1

http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2017-7870/

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Sources

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