vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3579-2: LibreOffice regression
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 | Feb 19, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 28, 2018
Added
Mar 1, 2018
Modified
Feb 19, 2025
Description
USN-3579-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibreOffice. After upgrading, it was no longer possible for LibreOffice to open documents from certain locations outside of the user's home directory. This update fixes the problem.
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Original advisory details:
It was discovered that =WEBSERVICE calls in a document could be used to read arbitrary files. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-6871)
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libreoffice-common
References
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