CWE
200 611
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-0037: Infoleak

First published: Sun Jun 17 2012(Updated: )

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
apache openoffice.org=3.3
apache openoffice.org=3.4-beta
Redland Raptor<=2.0.6
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.3.0
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.3.1
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.3.2
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.3.3
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.3.4
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.4.0
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.4.1
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.4.2
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.4.5
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.5
Redland Libraptor<2.0.7
The Document Foundation LibreOffice<3.4.6
The Document Foundation LibreOffice=3.5.0
Apache OpenOffice=3.3.0
Apache OpenOffice=3.4.0-beta
Fedoraproject Fedora=16
Fedoraproject Fedora=17
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server=2.0
Red Hat Storage=2.0
redhat Storage for public cloud=2.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux eus=6.2
redhat enterprise Linux server=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux server aus=6.2
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
Debian GNU/Linux=6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-0037?

    CVE-2012-0037 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-0037?

    To mitigate CVE-2012-0037, you should upgrade to a fixed version of the affected software, specifically to libraptor version 2.0.7 or later, or LibreOffice version 3.4.6 or later.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2012-0037?

    CVE-2012-0037 affects several versions of OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and Redland Raptor software.

  • What type of attack is possible with CVE-2012-0037?

    CVE-2012-0037 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files through a crafted XML external entity declaration.

  • Is CVE-2012-0037 related to XML vulnerabilities?

    Yes, CVE-2012-0037 involves XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities, which can lead to information disclosure.

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