CVE-2012-0037

Name: CVE-2012-0037
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-06-17T03:41:40.107+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 13.68%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-0037 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.. EPSS estimates a 13.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

13.68%

96.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Librdf	Raptor	< 2.0.7	—
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	< 3.4.6	—
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	3.5.0	—
Apache	Openoffice	3.3.0	—
Apache	Openoffice	3.4.0	Beta
Fedoraproject	Fedora	16	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	17	—
Redhat	Gluster Storage Server For On-Premise	2.0	—
Redhat	Storage	2.0	—
Redhat	Storage For Public Cloud	2.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	5.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	6.2	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	5.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	6.2	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	5.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	6.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0	—

References

http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2012/03/22/tdf-announces-libreoffice-3-4-6/Release Notes
http://librdf.org/raptor/RELEASE.html#rel2_0_7Release Notes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077708.htmlMailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078242.htmlMailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0410.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0411.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48479Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48493Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48494Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48526Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48529Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48542Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48649Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20120324-1/Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2438Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/CVE-2012-0037/Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:061Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:062Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:063Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-0037.htmlMitigation, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/4Exploit, Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/80307Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52681Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026837Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/a676f235309a59d4aa78eeffd2574ae5d341fcb0Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re0504f08000df786e51795940501e81a5d0ae981ecca68141e87ece0%40%3Ccommits.openoffice.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2012/03/22/tdf-announces-libreoffice-3-4-6/Release Notes
http://librdf.org/raptor/RELEASE.html#rel2_0_7Release Notes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077708.htmlMailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078242.htmlMailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0410.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0411.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48479Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48493Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48494Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48526Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48529Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48542Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48649Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20120324-1/Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2438Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/CVE-2012-0037/Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:061Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:062Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:063Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-0037.htmlMitigation, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/4Exploit, Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/80307Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52681Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026837Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/a676f235309a59d4aa78eeffd2574ae5d341fcb0Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re0504f08000df786e51795940501e81a5d0ae981ecca68141e87ece0%40%3Ccommits.openoffice.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch

Timeline

Published: Jun 17, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

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How severe is CVE-2012-0037?

CVE-2012-0037 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 13.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST