CVE-2021-25829

Exp

An improper binary stream data handling issue was found in the [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.3. Using this bug, an attacker is able to produce a denial of service attack that can eventually shut down the target server.

Published: 2021-03-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-25829 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.45%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-25829

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-25829

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 2026-06-15 3.79% 7.45% +3.66%
2 2026-03-02 2.18% 3.79% +1.61%
3 2025-11-21 — 2.18% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-25829

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-25829

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-25829

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
onlyoffice document_server >= 4.0.0-9, <= 5.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:onlyoffice:document_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-25829

URL Tags
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer Product
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core Product Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Comments.h#L299 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Core.h#L161 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesMaster.h#L148 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/NotesSlide.h#L141 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Presentation.h#L277 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/c1e4a2ce33bdcfab29d670f5fdb10fc63cf5fd6a/ASCOfficePPTXFile/PPTXFormat/Theme.h#L277 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/core/blob/v5.6.4.10/ASCOfficePPTXFile/Editor/BinaryFileReaderWriter.cpp#L1722 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/merrychap/poc_exploits/tree/master/ONLYOFFICE/CVE-2021-25829 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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