CVE-2017-9806 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-9806.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101585

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8