CRITICAL
libreoffice: Heap-buffer-overflow in tools::Polygon::Insert
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.86%
Description
LibreOffice before 2017-01-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the tools::Polygon::Insert function in tools/source/generic/poly.cxx.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.3.0.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libreoffice-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libreoffice
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libreoffice-1:5.0.6.2-14.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libreoffice | 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
5.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.86% 0.03864
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03864
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.86% (0.03864) | 89.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.86% (0.03864) | 88.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 21, 2026 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 74.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 89.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3837 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2017-7870/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039029 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1975 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7870 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=372 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444061 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/62a97e6a561ce65e88d4c537a1b82c336f012722 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7870
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-28 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7870
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3837 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2017-7870/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039029 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1975 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7870 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=372 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444061 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/62a97e6a561ce65e88d4c537a1b82c336f012722 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7870 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-28 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7870 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 14, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7870
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a