The OLE preview generation in Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.1 and OpenOffice.org (OOo) might allow remote attackers to embed arbitrary data into documents via crafted OLE objects.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3575 is rated Moderate Risk (54.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.87%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +8.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-04 | 1.63% | 9.87% | +8.24% |
| 2 | 2026-03-01 | 9.87% | 1.63% | -8.24% |
| 3 | 2026-02-04 | — | 9.87% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-3575: 1 GLSA(s) (201603-05), 4 atom(s) (app-office/libreoffice, app-office/libreoffice-bin, app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug, app-office/openoffice-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-3575 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3575 |
suse
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high | CVE-2014-3575 severity important: SUSE including 642 source package names (libreoffice-4.0.3.3.26-0.10.2, libreoffice-4.0.3.3.26-0.6.2, …), 953 product×package rows across 21 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (21 product lines)): Fixed 953. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3575/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-3575 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libreoffice, openoffice.org), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, DNE 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3575 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | openoffice | < 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | < 4.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libreoffice | libreoffice | >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-08/0115.html | Broken Link |
| http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2014/08/28/libreoffice-4-3-1-fresh-announced/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/137657.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59600 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59877 | Broken Link |
| http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2014-3575.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69354 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030754 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95420 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 | Third Party Advisory |