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SCA: security update for org.apache.poi:poi, org.apache.poi:poi-scratchpad (GHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416543

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2012-0213)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 416543

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0213

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0213

BID: 53487

cwe: CWE-400