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
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https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914 | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2017-11-20 12:29
Updated : 2019-05-08 11:51
NVD link : CVE-2017-3157
Mitre link : CVE-2017-3157
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CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server
apache
- openoffice
debian
- debian_linux