CVE-2012-0213

medium

Description

The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError exception and possibly JVM destabilization) via a crafted length value in a Channel Definition Format (CDF) or Compound File Binary Format (CFBF) document.

References

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0044

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53487

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:094

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2468

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759

http://secunia.com/advisories/50549

http://secunia.com/advisories/49040

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/084609.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-08-07

Updated: 2017-02-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Severity: Medium