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A vulnerability was found in Apache POI up to 3.16. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).
The bug was discovered 01/26/2018. The weakness was published 01/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12626 since 08/07/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106717 (Apache POI < 3.17 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 3.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106717). Similar entries are available at 143615, 143574, 143573 and 143572.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 106717
Nessus Name: Apache POI < 3.17 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: POI 3.17
Timeline
08/07/2017 🔍09/15/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2018:1322
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-12626 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 102879 - Apache POI CVE-2017-12626 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/30/2018 08:04Updated: 02/03/2023 09:15
Changes: 01/30/2018 08:04 (66), 12/31/2019 10:28 (4), 02/03/2023 09:15 (4)
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