CVE-2017-9432 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in libstaroffice allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted documents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9432?
CVE-2017-9432 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9432?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libstaroffice Project Libstaroffice.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9432?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9432, GHSA-whjq-p746-p5qj, openSUSE-SU-2024:11000-1.