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CVE-2015-1774 json

The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a den…

published 2015-04-28 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-1903

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.6%
EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The HWP filter in LibreOffice before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HWP document, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Patch / fix

  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:4.4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1774

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1774

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  • libreoffice RHEL 7 1:4.3.7.2-5.el7
  • glm RHEL 7 0.9.6.3-1.el7
  • libabw RHEL 7 0.1.1-2.el7
  • libcdr RHEL 7 0.1.1-1.el7
  • libwpd RHEL 7 0.10.0-1.el7
  • libwpg RHEL 7 0.3.0-1.el7
  • libwps RHEL 7 0.3.1-1.el7
  • libmwaw RHEL 7 0.3.5-1.el7

red hat advisories RHBA-2015:2197RHSA-2015:1458

  • sac SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 1.3-4.1
  • flute SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 1.3.0-4.2
  • hyphen SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 2.8.8-9.1
  • libabw SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 0.1.1-5.3
  • libcdr SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 0.1.1-5.3
  • libwps SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 0.4.1-3.1
  • libbase SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 1.1.3-4.3
  • libgltf SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 0.0.1-2.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1915-1

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-2015-1774 updated cvss 4.6

libreoffice: HWP file filter vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openoffice.org
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libabw 0.1.1-2.el7, libcdr 0.1.1-1.el7, libwpg 0.3.0-1.el7, libwps 0.3.1-1.el7, libmwaw 0.3.5-1.el7, libwpd 0.10.0-1.el7, +57 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) glm 0.9.6.3-1.el7, libabw-tools 0.1.1-2.el7, libcdr-tools 0.1.1-1.el7, libwpg-tools 0.3.0-1.el7, libwps-tools 0.3.1-1.el7, libmwaw-tools 0.3.5-1.el7, +20 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libwpg 0.3.0-1.el7, libwpd 0.10.0-1.el7, inkscape 0.48.4-15.el7, librevenge 0.0.2-2.el7, libwpg-tools 0.3.0-1.el7, libwpd-tools 0.10.0-1.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2197
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6, +44 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) autocorr-is 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-bsh 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-sdk 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-glade 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-rhino 4.2.8.2-11.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libwpg 0.3.0-1.el7, libwpd 0.10.0-1.el7, inkscape 0.48.4-15.el7, librevenge 0.0.2-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2197
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6, +53 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) glm 0.9.6.3-1.el7, libabw 0.1.1-2.el7, libcdr 0.1.1-1.el7, libwpg 0.3.0-1.el7, libwps 0.3.1-1.el7, libmwaw 0.3.5-1.el7, +82 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2197
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6, +44 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libabw 0.1.1-2.el7, libcdr 0.1.1-1.el7, libwpg 0.3.0-1.el7, libwps 0.3.1-1.el7, libmwaw 0.3.5-1.el7, libwpd 0.10.0-1.el7, +57 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2197
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) autocorr-is 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-bsh 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-sdk 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-glade 4.2.8.2-11.el6, libreoffice-rhino 4.2.8.2-11.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) glm 0.9.6.3-1.el7, libabw-tools 0.1.1-2.el7, libcdr-tools 0.1.1-1.el7, libwpg-tools 0.3.0-1.el7, libwps-tools 0.3.1-1.el7, libmwaw-tools 0.3.5-1.el7, +20 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2197

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Exploit prediction

7.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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