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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-3157

CVE-2017-3157

Description

By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.

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Affected products

21
  • Apache/Openoffice2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.1.3
    • (no CPE)range: 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Desktop2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Aus3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Eus4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Tus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Workstation2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Openoffice/Openofficellm-fuzzy
    Range: <4.1.4
  • osv-coords
    pkg:rpm/opensuse/libreoffice&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
    Range: < 7.1.5.2-3.13

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