LibreOffice < 3.5.5 Multiple Heap-Based Buffer Overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 61432

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Description

A version of LibreOffice prior to 3.5.5 is installed on the remote Windows host. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities related to XML manifest handling :

- An error exists related to handling the XML tag hierarchy.

- A boundary error exists when handling the duplication of certain unspecified XML tags.

- An error exists in the base64 decoder related to XML export actions.

Solution

Upgrade to LibreOffice version 3.5.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61432

File Name: libreoffice_355.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/6/2012

Updated: 12/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2665

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:libreoffice:libreoffice

Required KB Items: SMB/LibreOffice/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2665

BID: 54769

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