CVE-2012-0213: Apache Poi

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 7.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache Poi: up to and including 3.8; version 0.1 only; version 0.2 only; version 0.3 only; version 0.4 only; version 0.5 only; …

Published 2012-08-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.