Information disclosure in LibreOffice - CVE-2018-10583
Published: May 21, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12887
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10583
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: LibreOffice
Affected software:
LibreOffice
LibreOffice
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to automatic processing and initiating of an SMB connection embedded in a malicious file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10583
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 5.4.7, 6.0.4.