MGASA-2017-0358

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    MGASA-2017-0358

    Published: 5 Oct 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14226

    Summary: Updated libwpd packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp in libwpd 0.10.1 mishandle iterators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the WPXTableList class in WPXTable.cpp). This vulnerability can be triggered in LibreOffice before 5.3.7. It may lead to suffering a remote attack against a LibreOffice application. (CVE-2017-14226)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0358.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21750, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MTCY75EYOO4BLLLFW5MUZV6YAE5AVZTK/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libwpd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libwpd?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.10.2-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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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