Use After Free Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBREOFFICE-341905
  • published16 Apr 2018
  • disclosed16 Apr 2018

Introduced: 16 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-10119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libreoffice to version 1:5.1.6rc2-0ubuntu1xenial6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

sot/source/sdstor/stgstrms.cxx in LibreOffice before 5.4.5.1 and 6.x before 6.0.1.1 uses an incorrect integer data type in the StgSmallStrm class, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free with write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document that uses the structured storage ole2 wrapper file format.