CVE-2021-25829

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    CVE-2021-25829

    Published: 1 Mar 2021Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An improper binary stream data handling issue was found in the [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.3. Using this bug, an attacker is able to produce a denial of service attack that can eventually shut down the target server.

    References: https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Comments.h#L299, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Core.h#L161, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesMaster.h#L148, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesSlide.h#L141, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Presentation.h#L277, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Theme.h#L277, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/v5.6.4.10/ASCOfficePPTXFile/Editor/BinaryFileReaderWriter.cpp#L1722, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core, https://github.com/merrychap/poc_exploits/tree/master/ONLYOFFICE/CVE-2021-25829

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 1e2a61f6f4321e2571474068595dfe23a657cbdf
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    ONLYOFFICE-DocumentServer-5.6.3
    ONLYOFFICE-DocumentServer-5.6.2
    ONLYOFFICE-DocumentServer-5.6.1
    ONLYOFFICE-DocumentServer-5.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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