High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-12608

Description

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

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation/Apache OpenOfficev5
Range: 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039733nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039735nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00017.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4022nvdThird Party Advisory
www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-12608.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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