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CVE-2012-0213
The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to…
Medium5.0EPSS 7.5%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.5% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.poi:poiGHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.poi:poi-scratchpadGHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f (opens in a new tab)
References (10)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 49040 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0044 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2468 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 50549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-10835 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 53487 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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