GLSA-201706-28 : LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 101074

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201706-28 (LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibreOffice. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/libreoffice-5.2.7.2' All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.2.7.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-28

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 101074

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201706-28.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 6/28/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libreoffice-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10327, CVE-2017-7870

GLSA: 201706-28