CVE-2017-8358: libreoffice
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 30-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8358 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in libreoffice. EPSS estimates a 2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 30-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
LibreOffice before 2017-03-17 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the ReadJPEG function in vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.09 pp
From 2.09% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.18%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Libreoffice1 product
- libreoffice≤ 5.2.6
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/6e6e54f944a5ebb49e9110bdeff844d00a96c56cX Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory