CVE-2017-12626

High

Description

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Poi
PublishedJan 29, 2018
First seenJan 29, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Update
  • apache poi3.17 or later
  • org.apache.poi:poi3.17 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache poiv < 3.173.17
org.apache.poi:poiMavenv < 3.173.17

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