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CVE-2017-14226

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14226 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in libwpd 0.10.1, specifically affecting LibreOffice versions prior to 5.3.7. This flaw, stemming from mishandled iterators in WP1StylesListener.cpp, WP5StylesListener.cpp, and WP42StylesListener.cpp, can be triggered remotely. It carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libwpd:libwpd:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0248 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libwpd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libwpd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libwpd

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14226Low

libwpd: Heap-based buffer over-read in WPXTableList class

Sep 7, 2017

References

bugs.documentfoundation.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
cgit.freedesktop.org / libreoffice/core/commit
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/libwpd/code/ci/0329a9c57f9b3b0efa0f09a5235dfd90236803a5
PatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/libwpd/code/ci/f40827b3eae260ce657c67d9fecc855b09dea3c3
PatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/libwpd/tickets/14
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory