SCA: security update for org.apache.poi:poi (GHSA-x9mm-6gpf-f749)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420406

Description

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

- HSLFSlideShow in Apache POI before 3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite
loop and deadlock) via a crafted PPT file. (CVE-2014-9527)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9mm-6gpf-f749

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420406

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-2014-9527

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: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9527

BID: 77726

cwe: CWE-835