CVE-2017-14226

Name: CVE-2017-14226
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-09T08:29:00.24+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14226 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp in libwpd 0.10.1 mishandle iterators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the WPXTableList class in WPXTable.cpp). This vulnerability can be triggered in LibreOffice before 5.3.7. EPSS estimates a 2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp in libwpd 0.10.1 mishandle iterators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the WPXTableList class in WPXTable.cpp). This vulnerability can be triggered in LibreOffice before 5.3.7. It may lead to suffering a remote attack against a LibreOffice application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.48%

82.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	<= 5.3.6
Libwpd	Libwpd	0.10.1

References

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112269Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489337Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/tickets/14/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112269Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489337Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=dd89afa6ee8166b69e7a1e86f22616ca8fc122c9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/libwpd/tickets/14/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 9, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14226?

How severe is CVE-2017-14226?

CVE-2017-14226 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14226?

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Source: NVD / NIST