CVE-2022-26336

A carefully crafted TNEF file can cause an out of memory exception

Published Mar 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A shortcoming in the HMEF package of poi-scratchpad (Apache POI) allows an attacker to cause an Out of Memory exception. This package is used to read TNEF files (Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server). If an application uses poi-scratchpad to parse TNEF files and the application allows untrusted users to supply them, then a carefully crafted file can cause an Out of Memory exception. This issue affects poi-scratchpad version 5.2.0 and prior versions. Users are recommended to upgrade to poi-scratchpad 5.2.1.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1484 A shortcoming in the HMEF package of poi-scratchpad (Apache POI) allows an attacker to cause an Out of Memory exception. This package is used to read TNEF files (Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server). If an application uses poi-scratchpad to parse TNEF files and the application allows untrusted users to supply them, then a carefully crafted file can cause an Out of Memory exception. This issue affects poi-scratchpad version 5.2.0 and prior versions. Users are recommended to upgrade to poi-scratchpad 5.2.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mqvp-7rrg-9jxc Improper Input Validation and Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in poi-scratchpad
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:03 AM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 4, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:35 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 4, 2022, 12:00 AM