By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2017-11-20T20:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:16:57.330Z

Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-3157

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-11-20T20:29:00.543

Modified: 2019-05-08T18:51:46.950

Link: CVE-2017-3157

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-3157 - Bugzilla