Out-of-Bounds Affecting libreoffice-base package, versions <1:5.0.6.2-3.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
2.71% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBREOFFICEBASE-2508706
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2016

Introduced: 18 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-0794  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libreoffice-base to version 1:5.0.6.2-3.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2579.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreoffice-base package and not the libreoffice-base package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The lwp filter in LibreOffice before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LotusWordPro (lwp) document.

CVSS Scores

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