# CVE-2015-1774: The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a deni

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HWP document, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032205
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3236
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-1774.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156582.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032206
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157550.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74338
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-1774/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1458.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00015.html
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1094
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2578-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05

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