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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0350
LibreOffice vulnerabilities
7 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libreoffice
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-16858 CVE-2018-11790 CVE-2018-10583
CVE-2018-10120 CVE-2018-10119
Reference: ESB-2019.0305
ESB-2018.3378
ESB-2018.1228
ESB-2018.2511.3
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3883-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3883-1
February 06, 2019
libreoffice vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in LibreOffice.
Software Description:
- - libreoffice: Office productivity suite
Details:
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain document
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a
remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10119, CVE-2018-10120, CVE-2018-11790)
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled embedded SMB
connections in document files. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly exploit this
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10583)
Alex Inführ discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled embedded
scripts in document files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-16858)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial6
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5
After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3883-1
CVE-2018-10119, CVE-2018-10120, CVE-2018-10583, CVE-2018-11790,
CVE-2018-16858
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5
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