CVE-2014-9527

apache-poi: denial of service in HSLFSlideShow via corrupted PPT file

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 21, 2014

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in the way the HSLFSlideShow class implementation in Apache POI handled certain PPT files. A remote attacker could submit a specially crafted PPT file that would cause Apache POI to hang indefinitely.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation