Vulnerability in org.apache.poi:poi (CVE-2017-12626)
Summary
Vulnerability in org.apache.poi:poi (CVE-2017-12626). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.17 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks:
- Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294)
- Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295)
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-12626 has been found in org.apache.poi:poi.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade org.apache.poi:poi to 3.17 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.apache.poi:poi CVE-2017-12626" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12626 (org.apache.poi:poi) — CWE-835 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 3.17 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-835) exists in org.apache.poi:poi.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.apache.poi:poi.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.17.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.apache.poi:poi を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.apache.poi:poi to 3.17ステージング環境で 3.17 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12626 libapache-poi-java Fixed in: 3.17-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12626 libapache-poi-java
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
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