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CVE-2012-0037 json

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and o…

published 2012-06-17 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0077

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.5%
EPSS 13.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and reference in an RDF document.

Patch / fix

  • librdf raptor 2.0.7
  • libreoffice libreoffice 3.4.6
  • openoffice.org RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-sdk RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-ure RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-base RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-calc RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-core RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-draw RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1
  • openoffice.org-math RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 1:3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0411RHSA-2012:0410

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-0037 updated cvss 6.8

raptor: XML External Entity (XXE) attack via RDF files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 openoffice.org
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openoffice.org 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-ure 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-base 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-calc 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-core 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-draw 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0411
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) raptor 1.4.18-5.el6_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0410
  • Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openoffice.org 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-sdk 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1 Red Hat RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) openoffice.org 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-sdk 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-ure 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-base 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-calc 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, openoffice.org-core 3.1.1-19.10.el5_8.1, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0411

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Exploit prediction

13.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.