CVE-2017-3157

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Nov 20, 2017
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Dec 5, 2016

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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.

Scores

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Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Apache OpenOfficeApache Software Foundation
  • 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brandAffected

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