CVE-2018-6871 Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial3
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- published9 Feb 2018
- disclosed9 Feb 2018
Introduced: 9 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-6871 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libreoffice to version 1:5.1.6rc2-0ubuntu1xenial3 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.
LibreOffice before 5.4.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via =WEBSERVICE calls in a document, which use the COM.MICROSOFT.WEBSERVICE function.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-6871
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-4-5&id=a916fc0c0e0e8b10cb4158fa0fa173fe205d434a
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-1055/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4111
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6871
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44022/
- https://github.com/jollheef/libreoffice-remote-arbitrary-file-disclosure
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0418
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0517
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3579-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44022