CVE-2017-12626 (GCVE-0-2017-12626)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-29 17:00 – Updated: 2026-05-28 17:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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).
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-28 17:54 UTC
CWE
- Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbab… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advis… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache POI |
Affected:
< 3.17
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-01-26 00:00
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