CVE-2012-0213

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2012-05-09
Bugzilla:
799078: CVE-2012-0213 apache-poi, jakarta: JVM destabilization due to memory exhaustion when processing CDF/CFBF files

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2012-0213 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2 RHSA-2012:1232 2012-09-05

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 unspecified Not affected

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