USN-2793-1

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    USN-2793-1

    Published: 5 Nov 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libreoffice vulnerabilities

    Details: Federico Scrinzi discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled documents inserted into Writer or Calc via links. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly obtain the contents of arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-4551) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PrinterSetup data stored in ODF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ODF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5212) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the number of pieces in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5213) It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled bookmarks in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5214)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2793-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4551, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5212, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5213, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5214

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libreoffice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libreoffice@1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3

    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
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High