SB2019102207 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libreoffice
Published: October 22, 2019
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9854)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to unsafe URL assembly flaw in allowed script location check. A remote authenticated attacker can execute script in arbitrary locations on the filesystem by employing a URL encoding attack to defeat the path verification step.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9855)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to path equivalence handling flaw when a document can trigger executing LibreLogo via a Windows filename pseudonym. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary LibreLogo script on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.