Improper Input Validation Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:6.3.0~rc1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
31.22% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-LIBREOFFICE-5685160
  • published24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed17 Jul 2019

Introduced: 17 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-9848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 libreoffice to version 1:6.3.0~rc1-1 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc. LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document event handler. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1