# CVE-2021-25829: An improper binary stream data handling issue was found in the \[core\] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An improper binary stream data handling issue was found in the [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.3. Using this bug, an attacker is able to produce a denial of service attack that can eventually shut down the target server.

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## References

- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/v5.6.4.10/ASCOfficePPTXFile/Editor/BinaryFileReaderWriter.cpp#L1722
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Comments.h#L299
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Core.h#L161
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesMaster.h#L148
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesSlide.h#L141
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Presentation.h#L277
- https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Theme.h#L277
- https://github.com/merrychap/poc_exploits/tree/master/ONLYOFFICE/CVE-2021-25829

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