Buffer overflow in LibreOffice

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32334

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0795

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

LibreOffice before 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LwpTocSuperLayout record in a LotusWordPro (lwp) document.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibreOffice: 5.0.0.0. - 5.0.4.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:5.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178036.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00110.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00050.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2579.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3482
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035022
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2899-1
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2016-0795/
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1223

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.