CVE-2017-9806

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 17% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: November 20, 2017 (3097 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

CWE

CWE-787

Affected Products

apache openoffice

References

🔗 www.openoffice.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.openoffice.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com