CVE-2017-3157

MEDIUM

Apache OpenOffice < 4.1.4 - Unauthenticated Exposure of Sensitive Information via Embedded Object File Read

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (19)
apache/openoffice < 4.1.3
Apache Software Foundation/Apache OpenOffice 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, and some previous releases, including some using our old OpenOffice.org brand
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4
... and 9 more
Published Nov 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026