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medium 5.0

CVE-2014-9527 json

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache POI

published 2015-01-06 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x9mm-6gpf-f749 , EUVD-2022-5754

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

HSLFSlideShow in Apache POI before 3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and deadlock) via a crafted PPT file.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.poi:poi 3.11
  • libapache-poi-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.10.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9527

  • libapache-poi-java Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.10.1-2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9527

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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-2014-9527 updated cvss 4.3

apache-poi: denial of service in HSLFSlideShow via corrupted PPT file

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 apache-poi apache-poi
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 apache-poi apache-poi
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 apache-poi apache-poi Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 apache-poi apache-poi
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 apache-poi apache-poi
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 jasperreports-server-pro Red Hat Satellite 5 jakarta-poi
    under investigation
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1135

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Exploit prediction

6.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.poi:poi
<3.11
3.11

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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