CVE-2017-9432
CVE-2017-9432 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libstaroffice Project Libstaroffice with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 7.5
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (76th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Affected product: Libstaroffice Project Libstaroffice
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Document Liberation Project libstaroffice before 2017-04-07 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow related to the DatabaseName::read function in lib/StarWriterStruct.cxx.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9432?
- Document Liberation Project libstaroffice before 2017-04-07 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow related to the DatabaseName::read function in lib/StarWriterStruct.cxx.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9432?
- CVE-2017-9432 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2017-9432 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (76th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2017-9432?
- CVE-2017-9432 affects Libstaroffice Project Libstaroffice. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2017-9432?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2017-9432 published?
- CVE-2017-9432 was published on 2017-06-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1029
- https://github.com/fosnola/libstaroffice/commit/2d6253c7a692a3d92785dd990fce7256ea05e794
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:libstaroffice_project:libstaroffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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