CVE-2015-4551

critical

Description

LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 uses the stored LinkUpdateMode configuration information in OpenDocument Format files and templates when handling links, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, which embeds data from local files into (1) Calc or (2) Writer.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2793-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034091

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034085

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-4551.html

http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-4551/

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3394

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2619.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-11-10

Updated: 2022-02-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical