jakarta: JVM destabilization due to memory exhaustion when processing CDF/CFBF files
Published Aug 7, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.8
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.10.0
- 0.11.0
- 0.12.0
- 0.13.0
- 0.14.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.10
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 3.6
- 3.7
- 3.7
- 3.7
- 3.7
- 3.8
- 3.8
- 3.8
- 3.8
- 3.8
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1232
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5
portal
Affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
unspecified
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1232 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | portal | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | unspecified | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.50% (0.07503) | 94.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.50% (0.07503) | 93.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.06% (0.13063) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.53% (0.18532) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.06% (0.13063) | 93.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 84.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 83.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 81.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 81.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.72% (0.03718) | 66.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/084609.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49040 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50549 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2468 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53487 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0213 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqx5-h2hw-5q4f Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/poi/commit/25bc679244188d63de690354db0e3f301291e252
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0213
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0044 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0213
Change history (0)
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