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CVE-2012-0213

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
07/08/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError exception and possibly JVM destabilization) via a crafted length value in a Channel Definition Format (CDF) or Compound File Binary Format (CFBF) document.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.8 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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