CVE-2017-7870
libreoffice: Heap-buffer-overflow in tools::Polygon::Insert
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · January 10, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Libreoffice rendered certain documents containing Polygon images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, an attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user opening the file.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow