LibreOffice < 4.4.6 / 5.x < 5.0.1 Document Bookmark Arbitrary Code Execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86901

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of LibreOffice installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.4.6 or 5.x prior to 5.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption issue in 'filter/ww8/ww8scan.cxx' due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling bookmark status positions. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted document, to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to LibreOffice version 4.4.6 (4.4.6.3) / 5.0.1 (5.0.1.2) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86901

File Name: libreoffice_501.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/17/2015

Updated: 11/20/2019

Supported Sensors: 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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:libreoffice:libreoffice

Required KB Items: installed_sw/LibreOffice, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5214

Detections

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