Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : LibreOffice vulnerabilities (USN-2793-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 86784

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2793-1 advisory.

Federico Scrinzi discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled documents inserted into Writer or Calc via links. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly obtain the contents of arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-4551)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PrinterSetup data stored in ODF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ODF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5212)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the number of pieces in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5213)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled bookmarks in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5214)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2793-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 86784

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2793-1.nasl

Version: 2.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2015

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5212

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-human, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:browser-plugin-libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-math, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-oxygen, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-report-builder-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uno-libs3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-ogltrans, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-in, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-kde, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-sifr, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-za, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-hicontrast, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-calc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-wiki-publisher, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-js, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-subsequentcheckbase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-presentation-minimizer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-bsh, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-crystal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-dtd-officedocument1.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-tango, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-impress, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-galaxy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-firebird, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-uno, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-python, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-mysql-connector, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-librelogo, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fonts-opensymbol, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-ku, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-pdfimport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-emailmerge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gnome, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-draw, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-java-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-writer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base-drivers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-report-builder, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-officebean, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-presenter-console

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4551, CVE-2015-5212, CVE-2015-5213, CVE-2015-5214

USN: 2793-1