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SCA: security update for org.apache.poi:poi-scratchpad (GHSA-mqvp-7rrg-9jxc)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417102

Description

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

 - A shortcoming in the HMEF package of poi-scratchpad (Apache POI) allows an attacker to cause an Out of
 Memory exception. This package is used to read TNEF files (Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange
 Server). If an application uses poi-scratchpad to parse TNEF files and the application allows untrusted
 users to supply them, then a carefully crafted file can cause an Out of Memory exception. This issue
 affects poi-scratchpad version 5.2.0 and prior versions. Users are recommended to upgrade to poi-
 scratchpad 5.2.1. (CVE-2022-26336)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqvp-7rrg-9jxc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 417102

Version: Revision 1.7

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: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26336

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26336