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LibreOffice Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Feb19 (Mac OS X)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

General

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

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with LibreOffice and is prone to remote code execution vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists in the file 'pydoc.py' in LibreOffice's Python interpreter which accepts and executes arbitrary commands.

Affected Software

Affected Software

LibreOffice before 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 on Mac OS X.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to LibreOffice version 6.0.7 or 6.1.3 or later. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)