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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3837-1 (libreoffice - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in processing Windows Metafiles may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed document is opened.

Affected Software

Affected Software

libreoffice on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.2.5-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.2.5-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)