Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:5.0.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBREOFFICE-519843
  • published20 Nov 2017
  • disclosed20 Nov 2017

Introduced: 20 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-12607  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libreoffice to version 1:5.0.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreoffice package and not the libreoffice package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in OpenOffice's PPT file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in PPTStyleSheet, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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