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Debian: DSA-3236-1 Critical: LibreOffice Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2015
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Debian has issued a security announcement regarding an update for LibreOffice, targeting a vulnerability that could allow code execution via malformed documents
It was discovered that missing input sanitising in Libreoffice's filter for HWP documents may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed document is opened
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Summary

It was discovered that missing input sanitising in Libreoffice's filter
for HWP documents may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a
malformed document is opened.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u4.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libreoffice
CVE ID: CVE-2015-1774

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