Gentoo update for LibreOffice

Published: 2024-02-21

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-6185 CVE-2023-6186
CWE-ID	CWE-78 CWE-254
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system app-office/libreoffice-bin Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component app-office/libreoffice Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84092

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6185

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of filenames of the embedded video files before passing it to gstreamer. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document with embedded video inside, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-office/libreoffice to version: 7.5.9.2
app-office/libreoffice-bin to version: 7.5.9.2

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-office/libreoffice-bin: before 7.5.9.2

app-office/libreoffice: before 7.5.9.2

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-29

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU84093