LibreOffice 7.5 < 7.5.9 / 7.6 < 7.6.3 Improper Input Validation (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186911

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Synopsis

An improper input validation exist in Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 7.5.9 or 7.6.3.

Description

LibreOffice supports embedded videos in file formats via platform audio/video support. Typically under Linux this is via gstreamer. In affected version of LibreOffice the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to gstreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.5 versions prior to 7.5.9; 7.6 versions prior to 7.6.3.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to LibreOffice version 7.5.9, 7.6.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186911

File Name: macos_libreoffice_763.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 12/14/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6185

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:libreoffice:libreoffice

Required KB Items: installed_sw/LibreOffice, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6185

IAVB: 2023-B-0098-S

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