poi: Parsing of multiple file types can cause a denial of service via infinite loop or out of memory exception
Published Jan 29, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.14%
Description
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).
Affected products
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- Version < 3.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache POI | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
poi
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1322
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
poi
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1322
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
poi
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
apache-poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
poi
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
poi
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
poi
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
poi
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | poi | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | poi | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | poi | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | apache-poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | poi | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | poi | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | poi | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | poi | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed May 28, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10142) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.25% (0.10248) | 95.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 79.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03634) | 87.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 83.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.90% (0.00895) | 73.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.42% (0.01419) | 87.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01419) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02009) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 2.35% (0.02354) | 88.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 87.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 86.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 83.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 81.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 64.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08695) | 85.95th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08695) | 85.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08695) | 93.13th | v1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08695) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.02% (0.08024) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (18)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12626 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1539989 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-523c-xh4g-mh5m Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b%40%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12626
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12626
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html x_refsource_MISC
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- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISC
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