SB2016021801 - Buffer overflow in LibreOffice
Published: February 18, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016021801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0794)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The lwp filter in LibreOffice before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LotusWordPro (lwp) document.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00110.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00050.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2579.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3482
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035022
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2899-1
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2016-0794/
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1220
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1221
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1222