CVE-2017-9433: libmwaw_project libmwaw
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0194UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9433USN-3319-1DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9433DSA-3875-1
Published 05-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-9433 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in libmwaw_project libmwaw. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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
- 05-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Document Liberation Project libmwaw before 2017-04-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the MsWrd1Parser::readFootnoteCorrespondance function in lib/MsWrd1Parser.cxx.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 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:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.28% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.28%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- libmwaw< 0.3.9-2 | < 0.3.1-2+deb8u1
Libmwaw_project1 product
- libmwaw≤ 0.3.11
Mageia1 product
- libmwaw< 0.3.4-3.1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
- libmwaw< 0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1 | < 0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- sourceforge.net/p/libmwaw/libmwaw/ci/68b3b74569881248bfb6cbb4266177cc253b292f/X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1037X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryREPORT
