USN-2578-1

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    USN-2578-1

    Published: 27 Apr 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libreoffice vulnerabilities

    Details: Alexander Cherepanov discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain RTF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted RTF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-9093) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain HWP files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted HWP document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1774)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2578-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9093, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1774

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libreoffice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libreoffice@1:4.2.8-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.2.8-0ubuntu2

    Affected versions

    1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu1
    1:4.1.2~rc3-0ubuntu2
    1:4.1.3-0ubuntu2
    1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High