CVE-2017-9806

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    CVE-2017-9806

    Published: 20 Nov 2017Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High