UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6185

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6185

    Published: 11 Dec 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-6185

    Summary:

    Details: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in GStreamer integration of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins. In affected versions the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to GStreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6185, https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6185/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6546-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6546-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6185

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libreoffice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libreoffice@1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9

    Affected versions

    1:6.3.2-0ubuntu2
    1:6.3.3-0ubuntu1
    1:6.3.3-0ubuntu2
    1:6.3.4-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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