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GLSA-201603-05 : LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 89811

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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-201603-05 (LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities were found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice that allow the remote execution of arbitrary code and potential Denial of Service. These vulnerabilities may be exploited through multiple vectors including crafted documents, link handling, printer setup in ODF document types, DOC file formats, and Calc spreadsheets. Please review the referenced CVE’s for specific information regarding each.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using the LibreOffice or OpenOffice suite of software. Execution of these attacks could possibly result in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known work around at this time.

Solution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/libreoffice-4.4.2' # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/libreoffice-bin-4.4.2'# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-4.4.2' All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89811

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201603-05.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 3/10/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3524, CVE-2014-3575, CVE-2014-3693, CVE-2014-9093, CVE-2015-1774, CVE-2015-4551, CVE-2015-5212, CVE-2015-5213, CVE-2015-5214

GLSA: 201603-05