Debian: DSA-3608-1 Critical: LibreOffice Code Execution Risk
debian
June 29, 2016
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that missing input sanitising in the RTF parser in Libreoffice may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed documented is opened
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Summary
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that missing input sanitising in the RTF
parser in Libreoffice may result in the execution of arbitrary code if
a malformed documented is opened.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u5.
For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:5.1.4~rc1-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:5.1.4~rc1-1.
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-2016-4324
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