Denial of Service in Apache POI

GHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f · CVE-2012-0213

Published May 4, 2022 · Modified Dec 3, 2024

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.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0213
WEB https://github.com/apache/poi/commit/25bc679244188d63de690354db0e3f301291e252
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078
PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/poi
WEB https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0044
WEB http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/084609.html
WEB http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2468

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