CVE-2012-0213 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-0213

The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and...

Vulnerability Description

The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError exception and possibly JVM destabilization) via a crafted length value in a Channel Definition Format (CDF) or Compound File Binary Format (CFBF) document.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

poi
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.13.0, 0.14.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5.1, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8

Timeline

Official Publish: August 7th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.