MGASA-2015-0087

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    MGASA-2015-0087

    Published: 26 Feb 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9527

    Summary: Updated apache-poi packages fix CVE-2014-9527

    Details: Updated apache-poi packages fixes security vulnerability: A denial of service flaw was found in the way the HSLFSlideShow class implementation in Apache POI handled certain PPT files. A remote attacker could submit a specially crafted PPT file that would cause Apache POI to hang indefinitely (CVE-2014-9527).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0087.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15351, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150228.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache-poi

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/apache-poi?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.10.1-1.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    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