CVE-2014-9527 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache POI versions prior to 3.11, specifically within the HSLFSlideShow component, affecting products like Apache Fedora and FedoraProject. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop and deadlock by providing a specially crafted PPT file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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