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.
Find out more about CVE-2014-9527 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.6 | jakarta-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 | apache-poi | Will not fix |
| RHEV Manager 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Will not fix |
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