Buffer overflow in OpenOffice - CVE-2018-11790
Published: February 1, 2019 / Updated: February 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17346
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11790
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file with OpenOffice, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
OpenOffice
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11790
Update to version 4.1.6.
OpenOffice - update to 4.1.6