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TI-2017-07186 Aliases CVE-2017-9806GHSA-f454-5wwx-q3hc

Out-of-bounds write in Apache OpenOffice

Priority LOW 38CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01805 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache OpenOffice4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache OpenOffice VendorApache Affected 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.1.4VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9806
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f454-5wwx-q3hc

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-07474 An information disclosure vulnerability occurs when LibreOffice 6.0.3 and Apache… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-12639 Buffer overflow from a crafted DBF file CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2014-02850 Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-02810 Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-02809 Integer overflow in the XPMReader::ReadXPM function in filter.vcl/ixpm/svt_xpmread.cxx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03144 filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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