CVE-2023-6185 Affecting libreoffice package, versions <1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBREOFFICE-6115174
  • published11 Dec 2023
  • disclosed11 Dec 2023

Introduced: 11 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6185  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 libreoffice to version 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.9 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in GStreamer integration of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins.

In affected versions the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to GStreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system.

CVSS Scores

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