External Control of File Name or Path Affecting libreoffice package, versions [24.8.0.0,24.8.5.1)
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- published26 Feb 2025
- disclosed25 Feb 2025
- creditAmel Bouziane-Leblond
Introduced: 25 Feb 2025
NewCVE-2025-0514 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade libreoffice to version 24.8.5.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path in the CSysShExec::execute() function in win32/SysShExec.cxx, which may access and execute non-file URIs behind hyperlinks using ShellExecute. An attacker who can convince a user to follow a malicious hyperlink in a document can cause an arbitrary executable to be run.
Note: This is only exploitable on Windows.