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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0037 · published 17 June 2012

CVE-2012-0037: Librdf raptor xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability

Librdf · Raptor

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.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 14% · top 3.6% CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
13Affected product versions listed by NVD
62References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

13 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2012/03/22/tdf-announces-libreoffice-3-4-6/ Release Notes
http://librdf.org/raptor/RELEASE.html#rel2_0_7 Release Notes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077708.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078242.html Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0410.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0411.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48479 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48493 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48494 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48526 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48529 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48542 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48649 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50692 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-05.xml Third Party Advisory
http://vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20120324-1/ Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2438 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/CVE-2012-0037/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:061 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:062 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:063 Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2012-0037.html MitigationPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/4 ExploitMailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/80307 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52681 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026837 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74235 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/a676f235309a59d4aa78eeffd2574ae5d341fcb0 Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re0504f08000df786e51795940501e81a5d0ae981ecca68141e87ece0%40%3Ccommits.openoffice.a Mailing ListPatch
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2012/03/22/tdf-announces-libreoffice-3-4-6/ Release Notes
http://librdf.org/raptor/RELEASE.html#rel2_0_7 Release Notes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077708.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078242.html Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0410.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0411.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48479 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48493 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48494 Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0037), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.