CVE-2021-40439 (GCVE-0-2021-40439)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-07 15:50 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:44
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Summary
Apache OpenOffice has a dependency on expat software. Versions prior to 2.1.0 were subject to CVE-2013-0340 a "Billion Laughs" entity expansion denial of service attack and exploit via crafted XML files. ODF files consist of a set of XML files. All versions of Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.10 are subject to this issue. expat in version 4.1.11 is patched.
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CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice Affected: Apache OpenOffice , ≤ 4.1.10 (custom)
Affected: OpenOffice.org , ≤ 3.4 (custom)
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