WS-2016-7061 (Medium) detected in poi-3.8.jar

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WS-2016-7061 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - poi-3.8.jar

Apache POI - Java API To Access Microsoft Format Files

Library home page: http://poi.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /gdocx/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/apache/poi/poi/3.8/poi-3.8.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• docx4j-3.2.0.jar (Root Library)
  • poi-scratchpad-3.8.jar
    • ❌ poi-3.8.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Apache POI before 3.16-beta1 is vulnerable to bufferoverflow attack due to lack of length sanity check for length of embedded OLE10Native.

Publish Date: 2016-10-14

URL: WS-2016-7061

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: apache/poi@7f9f8e9

Release Date: 2019-09-26

Fix Resolution: 3.16-beta1

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