Path traversal in LibreOffice - CVE-2024-12425
Published: January 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102416
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12425
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
LibreOffice
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
libreoffice (Ubuntu package)
libreoffice (Debian package)
app-office/libreoffice
app-office/libreoffice-bin
LibreOffice
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
libreoffice (Ubuntu package)
libreoffice (Debian package)
app-office/libreoffice
app-office/libreoffice-bin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing documents with embedded .ttf font files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening and and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, leading to remote code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-12425
Install update from vendor's website.