CVE-2012-0213
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.5%EU EUVD
The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache POI 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OutOfMemoryError exception and possibly JVM destabilization) via a crafted length value in a Channel Definition Format (CDF) or Compound File Binary Format (CFBF) document.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 7.5% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-4420)
- Published
- August 7, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4420 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / poi
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References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/084609.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49040(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50549
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2468
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53487
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799078
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0044
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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