UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12608

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12608

    Published: 1 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12608
    Aliases:
    USN-3472-1

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in ImportOldFormatStyles, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12608, https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0301, https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2017-12608, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3472-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12608

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libreoffice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libreoffice@1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.2

    Affected versions

    1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1
    1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu2
    1:4.1.3-0ubuntu2
    1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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