SB2019020205 - Remote code execution in LibreOffice
Published: February 2, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019020205
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16858) Exploited
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 8.4 [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]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Office file, conduct path traversal attack and execute a python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.