CVE-2017-9806

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-9806: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix