Information Exposure Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:5.2.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBREOFFICE-524612
  • published20 Nov 2017
  • disclosed20 Nov 2017

Introduced: 20 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-3157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libreoffice to version 1:5.2.3-1 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.

By exploiting the way Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.4 renders embedded objects, an attacker could craft a document that allows reading in a file from the user's filesystem. Information could be retrieved by the attacker by, e.g., using hidden sections to store the information, tricking the user into saving the document and convincing the user to send the document back to the attacker. The vulnerability is mitigated by the need for the attacker to know the precise file path in the target system, and the need to trick the user into saving the document and sending it back.