CVE-2017-12626

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 20% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: January 29, 2018 (3084 days ago)
Last Modified: May 28, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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).

CWE

CWE-835

Affected Products

apache poi

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 access.redhat.com 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 www.oracle.com